Supplier Quality Engineer

ON Semiconductor Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.; Seremban; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

onsemi is seeking a self-driven and motivated Staff Supplier Quality Engineer to lead qualification projects of our most advanced technologies and participate in a broad range of supplier quality activities in a dynamic environment.

You will lead NPI/NTI supplier activities, drive APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, and Control Plan, monitor supplier performance, conduct audits, and partner with global teams to ensure material, process, and workmanship readiness for mass production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• +8 years of relevant experience in semiconductor engineering, manufacturing, quality, supplier quality, or closely related function.
• Experience in power semiconductor products or materials is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in at least one critical material, supplier process, or technology area listed in the ad.

Responsibilities

• Lead Supplier Quality Engineering activities for NPI and NTI programs to ensure supplier product, process, capacity, and quality readiness for time-to-market requirements.
• Partner with suppliers, R&D, Product Engineering, Process Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Global Commodity Management to define requirements and resolve design, material, manufacturability, and quality risks early.
• Drive APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plan, DFM/DFQ, process validation, measurement-system readiness, and qualification evidence for assigned commodities and suppliers.
• Serve as the Seremban site Supplier Quality lead for assigned critical direct materials and supplier-quality improvement initiatives.
• Monitor supplier quality performance, identify adverse trends and systemic risks, and lead improvement plans for poor-performing or high-risk suppliers.

Skills

Supplier Quality

Project management

APQP/PPAP

DFMEA/PFMEA

Control Plan

MSA/SPC

Process Validation

Materials engineering

Metrology

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science/Engineering or related

Tools

APQP/PPAP

MSA/SPC

Six Sigma

Job description

onsemi is seeking a self-driven and motivated professional to join the Supplier Quality Engineering team. As a Staff Supplier Quality Engineer, you will have the opportunity of leading the qualification projects of our most advanced technologies and participating in a broad range of supplier quality activities in a highly dynamic working environment.

Performance Objectives

• Ensure that products and materials supplied to onsemi comply with applicable drawings, specifications, manufacturing requirements, quality standards, and reliability expectations.
• Lead supplier development and quality improvement activities across new product introduction, new technology introduction, qualification, and mass production.
• Build quality into supplier products and processes by emphasizing early risk identification, defect prevention, process robustness, and effective corrective and preventive action.

onsemi(Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.

More details about our company benefits can be found here:

https://www.onsemi.com/careers/career-benefits

NPI/NTI and Supplier Development

• Lead Supplier Quality Engineering activities for NPI and NTI programs to ensure supplier product, process, capacity, and quality readiness support onsemi time-to-market requirements.
• Partner with suppliers, R&D, Product Engineering, Process Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and Global Commodity Management to define requirements and resolve design, material, manufacturability, and quality risks early.
• Drive APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plan, DFM/DFQ, process validation, measurement-system readiness, and qualification evidence for assigned commodities and suppliers.

Supplier Performance and Quality Improvement

• Serve as the Seremban site Supplier Quality lead for assigned critical direct materials and supplier-quality improvement initiatives supporting released products.
• Monitor supplier quality performance, identify adverse trends and systemic risks, and lead improvement plans for poor-performing or high-risk suppliers.
• Lead rapid containment, structured root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive action, effectiveness verification, and recurrence prevention for supplier-related quality issues.
• Track, manage, and report assigned quality initiatives, supplier recovery plans, qualification status, risks, and executive-level escalations.

Critical Direct Materials and Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership for critical direct materials such as AMB/DCB, ceramic, substrate, leadframe, tape-and-reel materials, mold compound, wire, solder paste, sintering materials, and related power-semiconductor materials.
• Evaluate supplier product and process capability, material characteristics, metrology, reliability performance, process robustness, and change-control effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain commodity-specific supplier assessment, qualification, control, and prevention requirements from product development through mass production.

Audits, Qualification, and Quality Systems

• Plan and conduct supplier system, process, product, qualification, and special-process audits, particularly for new suppliers, new technologies, transfers, and significant supplier changes.
• Lead supplier qualification audits and ensure timely closure and effectiveness verification of corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain accurate supplier-quality records, audit evidence, qualification documentation, and risk assessments in accordance with onsemi procedures and applicable automotive-quality requirements.

Global Collaboration and Standardization

• Collaborate with SQE, SDE, IQA, manufacturing sites, and subject-matter experts across the global organization to solve technical issues and build quality synergy.
• Drive standardization across worldwide factories for material verification, supplier assessment, qualification, audit methods, change control, and supplier performance management.
• Partner with Global Commodity Managers to support cost and supply-chain objectives while maintaining appropriate quality, reliability, and risk controls.

Requirements:

• Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• +8 years of relevant experience in semiconductor engineering, manufacturing, quality, supplier quality, supplier development, or a closely related function. Experience in power semiconductor products or materials is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated early-career experience in manufacturing process engineering, product engineering, product design, materials engineering, or equipment/process development, followed by substantial experience in Quality or Supplier Quality. Technical depth is essential; prior people-management experience is advantageous but not required.
• Demonstrated expertise in at least one critical material, supplier process, or technology area listed below.
• AMB/DCB and ceramic processing, including ceramic microstructure, metallization, interface design, bonding, isolation, warpage, porosity, and reliability considerations.
• Material joining and welding technologies.
• Electroless and electrolytic plating processes, surface preparation, adhesion, thickness control, and defect mechanisms.
• Soldering and sintering materials and processes, including material selection, process windows, joint integrity, and reliability.
• Material characterization, metrology, laboratory testing, and reliability evaluation.
• Working knowledge of APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA, SPC, DFM/DFQ, process certification, and process-robustness principles.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, material specifications, schematics, test methods, and supplier technical documentation.
• Strong structured problem-solving and data-analysis capability. Six Sigma Black Belt certification or equivalent mastery of Six Sigma methods is preferred.
• Strong project-management, prioritization, negotiation, stakeholder-management, communication, and executive-articulation skills. IPMA, PMP, or equivalent certification is advantageous.
• IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, and certified Lead Auditor qualifications are preferred but not required.
• Fluent written and spoken English for collaboration with global stakeholders and international suppliers.
• High initiative, sound technical judgment, and the ability to work independently in a cross-functional and global environment.

Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally, including on short notice when business conditions require.

onsemi(Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovationsto help build a better future. With a continued focus on the automotive and industrial end-markets,onsemiis accelerating change and driving disruptive innovation towards a sustainable ecosystem in high-growth megatrends such as vehicle electrification, advanced safety, alternative energy, and factory automation. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio,onsemicreates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world. Today, the industrial and automotive end-markets are responsible for two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions, providing an immense opportunity foronsemito do its part in achieving a net-zero economy with its intelligent power and sensing technologies. Climate change presents not only a risk to the environment, but also opportunities for innovative business solutions, andonsemiis committed to applying its research and design expertise and adapting its own operations to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040.