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The Sr. SQE will work closely with suppliers and DDN Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, NPI, Test, and Supply Chain teams to improve supplier performance, prevent quality escapes, and ensure effective implementation of corrective and preventive actions.\nThe position will initially have significant focus on DDN's primary manufacturing partner and key platform products while supporting supplier quality activities across the broader supply base.\nKey Responsibilities:\n1. Monitor and drive supplier quality performance, production yield, defect trends, DMRs, SCARs, and recurring quality issues.\n2. Lead supplier corrective-action activities, including 8D/SCAR review, root-cause validation, containment, corrective-action\nimplementation, and effectiveness verification.\n3. Lead and conduct routine, risk-based, and issue-driven supplier/process audits.\n4. Work with supplier Quality and Engineering teams to investigate manufacturing and field failures and prevent recurrence.\n5. Support supplier NPI, FAI, qualification, production ramp, and manufacturing-readiness activities.\n6. Evaluate manufacturing, inspection, and test processes and drive improvements for defect prevention and continuous\nimprovement.\n7. Analyze supplier quality data to identify systemic trends and emerging risks.\n8. Coordinate cross-functional resolution of significant supplier quality issues and support focused Tiger Team activities as needed.\n9. Partner with Receiving and Production Quality to improve incoming inspection and containment strategies.\n10. Drive improvements in supplier traceability, process controls, workmanship, inspection/test coverage, and change-control\ndiscipline.\n11. Conduct supplier performance reviews and escalate significant quality concerns as appropriate.\nSkills and Qualifications:\n1. 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