Senior Component Engineer (Technical Commodity)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Liaise with NPI Procurement, Design Engineers, Commodity Managers and other relevant stakeholders to ensure and drive a robust sourcing strategy at the NPI phase; Ensure continuity of supply and best in class components in BOMs for all Sandisk flash products
2. Provide technology expertise to commodity managers to develop the supply base strategy
3. Drive supply base strategy, by BOM screen, at product design stage; propose alternate sources or replacements and drive the technical qualification process
4. Provide expert technical support for the supplier/technology selection process
5. Ensure qualified suppliers or components are meeting Sandisk technical requirements, quality requirements, and green policy requirements
6. Review suppliers’ technology roadmaps, ensure suppliers are meeting Sandisk technical requirements
7. Work with PDT teams to support NPI program milestones