Quality Engineer

There will be no Visa sponsorship available at this time

Summary: The candidate will work with stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing and product support organizations to spearhead end-to-end product quality activities and process improvement initiatives. The candidate will play a critical role in driving Quality at the product and process level ensuring best practices and delivery of a high-quality products with the assigned team.

Responsibilities:

• Investigates product failures, determines root cause, generates containment, plans and implements corrective actions
• Collaborate with engineering, customer program management, and supply chain on quality defect resolution
• Performs error code analysis and troubleshooting, data compilation, analysis and presentation
• Troubleshoots electrical and mechanical failures and malfunctions and reports findings
• Performs failure analysis and drives 8Ds to closure
• Analyzes NC trends, yield, QPPM and generates quality scorecards
• Initiates CIPs and process improvement projects and completes them in alignment with org. vision.
• Analyzes current and future needs then generates and releases relevant work instructions and quality procedures.
• Analyzes identified processes in detail using lean tools (i.e. VSM) to identify problem areas and potential solutions.
• Conducts internal and external factory audits
• Executes and completes special projects as required
• Supports and lead process improvement activities in cross-functional environment to help improve quality
• Writes reports and present project status
• Interfaces with (customers) on deliverables and manages programs
• Performs other assigned duties as instructed to help accomplish departmental objectives

Required Skills:

• Expert in quality engineering with background in robotics and/or semiconductor equipment
• Strong knowledge of reliability modeling and apportionment
• Solid understanding of GR&R, HALT, HASS, F47, ESD, EMC, and ISTA testing
• Proficient with instrumentation and computer tools for data collection
• Must be able to interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Must be able to multi-task, adapt to change and work within a team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required
• Strong project management skill
• Solid knowledge in digital system development building process workflows, tasks, and notifications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required

Preferred skills:

• Oral/written Japanese language skill is a plus
• Solid understanding of the SEMI standards
• Certification in MES, Six Sigma Black Belt, Digital Manufacturing & Design Technology (DM&DT)
• Possess negotiation, interpersonal, and partnering skills: must be able to work well within teams and effectively influence internal/external stakeholders
• Expert in quality engineering with background in QMS implementation, improvements and rollout

Years of experience: 3-5 years direct experience in Quality engineering or 0-1 years with graduate degree

Education: Minimum of B.S in ME, EE, IE or Manufacturing Engineering. MS preferred.

Certifications: CQE and CRE

Travel: Must be willing and able to travel domestically/internationally 3-5% of the time