Commodity Engineer - Injection molding, Mechanical, Electro-mechanical

at  Teradyne

We are looking for a Commodity Engineer to our Supply Base Management engineering team to play a technical key resource for all supplier related issues.

As our new Commodity Engineer you will be responsible for the technical due diligence aspects of injection molding & mechanical and/or electro-mechanical components selection, creating awareness within strategic supply base of Teradyne technology needs while keeping current knowledge of industry and component technology trends updated. You are expected to:

• Lead qualification of new components through Part Qual process and First Article documents
• Drive cost down initiatives using experience to analyze and find optimization in the cost of the mechanical parts, while assuring continuous quality and reliability
• Assist the global design teams in selecting mechanical commodities for use in new designs
• Gather and review specifications of injected molded and mechanical components, maintain and update all components’ information in the Teradyne PLM system
• Responsible of obsolescence processes where mechanical part is discontinued by manufacturers and replacement equivalent parts should be allocated
• Proactively work with suppliers on continuous improvement projects
• Travel as needed to work on engineering projects and visit suppliers
• Root cause analysis experience and process audit is desirable