Responsibilities

• Ownership of System Integrator Quality requirements, new product introduction methods and test criteria 
• Implement quality metrics to drive end-to-end continuous improvement, provide continuous feedback and report documentation on failure analysis and CAPAs
  •  Responsible for Manufacturing Qualification of NPI Platforms, and decision making for release to mass production.  
• Monitor pilot clusters in DC environment, root cause server hardware/platform issues identified during pilot.
  • Ensure that all NPI open issues are identified through robust manufacturing readiness methods.  
  •  Build intelligent data systems that support automation of NPI data review.     
  • Identify and review critical sub-tier suppliers’ quality control plans to ensure outgoing quality performance meeting Microsoft targets

Qualifications

• 10+ years qualifying complex systems for high volume production. 
• Experienced in facilitation of complex problem solving with cross functional teams.   
• Experienced in PFMEA and Quality Control Plan. 
• Bachelor degree in manufacturing operations or engineering discipline.
• Master’s Degree is a plus 
• ASQ certification as Quality or Reliability Engineer along and expertise with quality tools such as DFx, DoE, FMEA, SPC, Cpk, and measurement systems analysis, Six Sigma & ISO 9000 
• 6-sigma GB/BB certified 
• Experience of leading Kaizen projects 
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

• Able to communicate effectively in written and oral manner, so that all stakeholders have clear understanding of issues and metrics 
• Able to maintain a broad perspective, and identify and evaluate opportunities to enhance the business through cross-group collaboration. 
• Creates a vendor engagement model, evaluates vendor readiness, and captures vendor knowledge for use across the product line. 
• Has deep understanding of Server, compute, and storage manufacturing technologies and processes 
• Demonstrates in depth knowledge and expertise in all areas of quality and reliability 
• Can use and apply complex statistics to evaluate product reliability and highlight potential product risks 
• Can identify and apply successful strategies and drive implementation improvements to engineering methods and quality practices across the supplier’s product or process portfolio. 
• Has strong communication and project management skills 

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