Staff Engineer, Product Quality

The Quality Staff Engineer will drive product quality initiatives during the new product development stage, with a focus on ensuring robust integration of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and maintaining high quality standards. This role will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including process integration, manufacturing, R&D, and suppliers to deliver world-class product reliability and performance.

Key Responsibilities

Lead quality assurance efforts for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, modules and incoming components, including qualification, reliability testing, failure analysis, and yield improvement.

- Oversee and contribute to semiconductor equipment/machine integration projects, ensuring seamless process integration and compliance with quality requirements.

- Drive quality initiatives during new product development (NPD/NPI), from design phase through volume production ramp-up.

- Collaborate with process engineering, fabrication, and integration teams to establish and monitor quality metrics (e.g., SPC, defect reduction, KPI achievement).

- Conduct root cause analysis for quality issues, implement corrective actions, and support customer complaint resolution (e.g., RMA, field returns).

- collaborate with Field Service Engineers on machine field performance and continuous improvement projects.

- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to cross-functional process improvements.

- Travel to manufacturing sites, suppliers, or customer locations as needed to support integration, audits, or troubleshooting.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.

- 5+ years of experience in quality engineering within the semiconductor industry.

- Strong quality background, including experience with statistical process control (SPC), 8D/problem-solving methodologies, and Six Sigma practices.

- Proven experience in semiconductor machine/equipment integration (e.g., process tool qualification, integration into fab lines).

- Hands-on experience in new product development/introduction (NPD/NPI), including characterization (CTQ, Critical parameter etc.), qualification (test development, MSA etc.), and transfer to production (Work instructions, SOP, Inspection instruction etc.).

- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally (up to 30% as needed).

- Excellent analytical skills, with proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., JMP, Minitab) and semiconductor-specific processes.

- Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.