Tarana is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to establish a vendor control process and provide timely reports to the MFG team. 

Qualified applicants with strong project management, people management, and communication skills will have a hands-on approach to leading the development and implementation of the supplier qualification and monitoring process. The ideal candidate for this position possesses a positive, team-first attitude, leads by example, enjoys sharing knowledge to advance the team, and is willing to learn and master new technologies. The individual will work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and qualify new suppliers, develop and implement quality plans for suppliers
• Monitor supplier performance metrics and drive improvement initiatives to meet or exceed quality targets.
• Review and feedback on vendor DFM and inspection plans
• Review first article inspection reports
• Work with the supplier to resolve quality issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Developed and maintained a supplier quality index, utilizing statistical control programs to assure that only high-quality vendors are retained.
• Developed and implemented a quality production program to ensure conformity of purchased material and final products to quality standards.

• Bachelors degree in science or engineering field is required
• 5-10+ years of experience in quality systems for device hardware manufacturing 
• Strong understanding of manufacturing process and quality systems principles
• Proven experience with process validation, root cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies
• Knowledge and hands-on experience implementing quality systems in contract manufacturing environments
• Prior experience working with manufacturing partners, including process transfer between plants
• Prior wireless and RF experience preferred
• Ability to build and encourage a culture of teamwork
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

The salary range for this position is: $130,000 to $175,000

Compensation will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to: skill set, years of experience and the employee’s geographic location.

Tarana provides competitive benefits to employees in this role including: Medical, dental and vision benefits, 401K match, flexible time off and stock option.   
 

Since our founding in 2009, we’ve been on a mission to accelerate the pace of bringing fast and affordable internet access — and all the benefits it provides — to the 90% of the world’s households who can’t get it. Through a decade of R&D and more than $400M of investment, we’ve created an entirely unique next-generation fixed wireless access technology, powering our first commercial platform, Gigabit 1 (G1). It delivers a game-changing advance in broadband economics in both mainstream and underserved markets, using either licensed or unlicensed spectrum. G1 started production in mid 2021 and has now been installed by over 160 service providers globally. We’re headquartered in Milpitas, California, with additional research and development in Pune, India.

G1 has been developed by an incredibly talented and pioneering core technical team. We are looking for more world-class problem solvers who can carry on our tradition of customer obsession and ground-breaking innovation. We’re well funded, growing incredibly quickly, maintaining a superb results-focused culture while we’re at it, and all grooving on the positive difference we are making for people all over the planet. If you want to help make a real difference in this world, apply now!