Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Juul Labs's mission is to transition the world’s billion adult smokers away from combustible cigarettes, eliminate their use, and combat underage usage of our products. We have the opportunity to address one of the world’s most intractable challenges through a commitment to exceptional quality, research, design, and innovation. Backed by leading technology investors, we are committed to the same excellence when it comes to hiring great talent.

We are a diverse team that is united by this common purpose and we are hiring the world’s best engineers, scientists, designers, product managers, operations experts, and customer service and business professionals. If the opportunity to build your career is compelling, read on for more details.

The Supplier Quality Engineer reports to Sr. Manager, Quality Supply Chain and works across the Juul organization and with contract manufacturers and component suppliers to execute high level quality management and manufacturing process excellence, assure sustaining quality and regulatory compliance, and lead qualification and validation activities for New Product Introduction and Sustaining Engineering projects. The candidate is required a dynamic, highly motivated individual with experience in manufacturing quality control, supplier development and management, equipment qualification and process validation etc., in vape, medical device or a related area. This position will be based in East of China but needs domestic and overseas travel when necessary.

• →Interface directly with contract manufacturers and component suppliers to establish and sustain the high-level quality standards and TPMP compliant control
• →Ensure activities across functional teams comply with change control, record control, traceability system design, non-conforming product control, etc.
• →Lead the effort to manage and improve manufacturing processes and implement best production practices in suppliers
• →Author and execute equipment qualification and process validation protocols across suppliers and contract manufacturers
• →Provide quality updates and dashboards of projects
• →Collecting data and compile opportunities for improvement across supplier manufacturing sites, supporting execution to completion
• →Identify potential problems and improvements with design of new products, specifications, and components. Anticipate potential problems, identify and resolve performance issues and problems that affect reliability and quality
• →Perform related duties as assigned, within your scope of practice

• 5+ years relevant quality experience of supplier management in vape, medical device or other related industry high production volume products
• Strong technical background in high level assembly and testing, automation manufacturing process, mechanical component design, molding, stamping, CNC, plating etc.

• Experience working with internal design and project teams, writing qualification/validation protocols and reports, inspection plans, and quality procedures etc.
• Experience using statistical data analysis to provide in-depth understanding and risk assessments of designs and manufacturing processes
• Strong ability to lead supplier development and new project launch, trouble shooting and quality improvement. Work in a fast-paced environment with multiple concurrent priorities
• Be an excellent collaborator across teams, functions, organizational boundaries inside and outside of Juul. Ability to leverage a diverse set of people, opinions and backgrounds to produce excellent results
• Strong strategic thinking, verbal and written communication skills, English is one of main working language

• BS and above in Mechanical Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related technical field preferred
• ISO13485 internal/lead auditor preferred
• Six Sigma certification (green / black belt) preferred