Supplier Quality Engineer (Taiwan)

The role

You will ensure quality systems across component suppliers, contract manufacturing, and integration partners. You will drive inspection and test strategies for advanced AI hardware builds to meet performance and reliability standards.

What you will do

• Lead quality assurance for overseas and asia based component suppliers, contract manufacturers and integrators.
• Establish and maintain incoming, in-process, and outgoing inspection processes.
• Partner with Test Engineering to define system-level test coverage, burn-in protocols, and reliability validation.
• Drive failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and corrective/preventive actions.
• Track, analyze, and report on quality metrics to engineering and operations stakeholders.
• Participate in ECO reviews, configuration changes, and NPI build reviews.
• Conduct supplier audits and ensure adherence to industry standards.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Operations to scale line capability, training, and documentation.
• Champion continuous improvement projects across yield, throughput, and defect reduction.

Required qualifications

• Hands-on experience supporting quality across L6 components, L10 server assembly, and L11 rack integration in partnership with Tier 1 contract manufacturers and/or ODMs.
• Strong working knowledge of PCB/A manufacturing processes, including SMT, SPI, AOI, and X-ray inspection.
• Demonstrated experience establishing and managing IQC, IPQC, and OQC quality systems in high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Deep knowledge of structured quality methodologies including 8D, CAPA, FMEA, SPC, Cpk, control plans, and statistical process control.
• Experience tracking and improving manufacturing quality metrics such as yield, DPPM, defect density, and production escapes.
• Familiarity with server assembly, burn-in, and system-level test workflows.
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills.
• Comfortable working on-site at supplier and CM factories, resolving production issues in real time.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with the SMT and DIP process.
• Exposure to thermal/power stress testing and system reliability engineering.
• Prior experience ramping high-complexity systems from NPI into MP.
• Engineering background in electrical, mechanical, or manufacturing domains.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• Generous equity packages
• Comprehensive insurance coverage
• Other top-of-market benefit
• US onboarding experience in our Silicon Valley headquarters

About the company

Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence by co-designing chips, racks, software, and manufacturing. The company is a fully in-person team in San Jose.