Location: Canton of Neuchatel
Contract: Permanent with AKKA Switzerland
Starting date: March / April
Languages: Fluent in English and French, German is a plus

Mission :

Assure the production continuity, supporting the Supplier quality engineer in the day by day criticality and analysis & act to respect the project roadmap (requirement and program review, supplier’s process and product qualification)

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Lead the sourcing process in the product qualification phase
• Interact with R&D and MT to find a supplier process which meets product and industrialization requirements
• Drive the review with supplier (PCB assembly, AOl, ICT, integration and the associated tooling)
• Validate supplier manufacturing test plan (ICT, integration, tests) and define the control level internally and at the supplier site
• Define the purchasing specification and requirement for the outsourcing
• Establish with the suppliers an interaction able to guarantee a competitive and long-term relationship
• Act proactively with the other departments, having always clear the milestone of a project
• Perform supplier Audit
• Support plant on a daily basis on purchased components and supplier quality concerns
• Search for more robust and reliable technical and technological solution
• Interact with Purchasers, R&D/SQE/MT/Incoming inspection and Supplier

Your Profile:

• University degree or equivalent in the electronics manufacturing field
• Experience from international sourcing, >2 years in electronics manufacturing field
• Knowledge in design to cost
• Very good knowledge of electronics production and test technologies (PCB assembly, AOl, integration and the associated tooling)
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to understand technical issues and propose practical and cost effective solution (e .g managing obsolescence, defects on sub-contracted parts)
• Good and reliable communicator both verbally and in writing
• Cross-functional / cultural team player
• Passion for driving continuous improvements

What working at AKKA has to offer :

• A steady follow-up and career guidance.
• A large network of collaborators across the world.
• Several learning platforms and access to trainings.
• Compelling challenges for prestigious and international clients.
• Several dedicated events gathering all the collaborators and promoting corporate culture.

For more information, please contact me at maryline.fonteyne@akka.eu