Quality Control Engineer II

Advanced Energy; Valkenswaard; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Energy is seeking a Quality Engineer II to investigate product failures and perform root cause analysis in close collaboration with Reliability, Design and Manufacturing teams. The role supports a closed-loop corrective-action process to improve quality and reliability.

Responsibilities include coordinating cross-functional quality strategies, performing FA/RA, implementing SPC tools, PPAP coordination, and leading improvements across receiving and outgoing quality, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Proficient knowledge and troubleshooting skills in electronic circuits, components, PCBs, and manufacturing processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Familiar with diagnostic equipment (SEM, EDX, X-ray analysis, scopes, etc), statistical yield analysis, physical failure, and root-cause analysis.
• Measurable and extensive experience with influencing and negotiating in complex situations.
• Able to define process criteria to meet product and process requirements.
• Fluent English
• LEAN Manufacturing tools
• Excellent computer skills (Statistical Software, Office –Excel-,etc)
• Strong Negotiation and Communication skills
• Strong Leader and fearless change agent
• Strong Team work skills
• Data driven
• Work proactively
• Requires minimum 3-4 year degree in a relevant Engineering discipline
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• Expert in determining root cause of failures, correlating to historical data, and driving corrective action

Responsibilities

• Coordinate strategies with cross-functional groups to meet customer requirements in all quality areas.
• Failure Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, corrective and preventive action due to customer complaints.
• Define, design, develop and implement SPC tools for assembly tools, manufacturing, and test fixtures.
• Establish, implement, and maintain the quality management system.
• Interact with Engineering and Operations to ensure transfer of new products, PPAP.
• Plan, organize, and manage activities of receiving / outgoing quality functions.
• Participate in Design Reviews to ensure compliance with reliability standards and customer requirements.
• Review Engineering Change Requests for customer approval requirements and submission.
• Perform weekly, monthly trend analysis and coordinate corrective actions with involved areas.
• Define SPC to manufacturing processes and monitor weekly and monthly performance, implement countermeasure.
• Interact with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Materials, Support Areas to ensure robust processes using PPAP, SPC and LEAN tools.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Statistical analysis

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional

Troubleshooting

Data-driven

Communication

Leadership

Negotiation

English fluency

Education

Bachelor degree in Manufacturing

Six Sigma Certification

Tools

SEM

EDX

X-ray

Scopes

Excel

Statistical Software

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY: The Quality Engineer II is responsible for providing investigation and root cause analysis of product failures. Works closely with various Engineering functions (Reliability, Design, Manufacturing, etc) in a closed-loop, corrective-action process to improve product quality and reliability performance

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for working with cross-functional groups to coordinate strategies for meeting customer’s requirements in all quality areas that also serve AE’s business needs.
• Failure Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, corrective and preventive action due customer (internal-external) complaints.
• Define, design, develop and Implement SPC tools for assembly tools, manufacturing, and test fixtures.
• Establish, implement, and maintain the quality management system.
• Interact with Engineering and Operations to ensure an appropriate transfer of new products, PPAP.
• Responsible for planning, organizing, and managing activities of receiving / outgoing quality functions.
• Participates in Design Reviews to ensure compliance with reliability standards and customer requirements.
• Review Engineering Change Requests for customer approval requirements and submission.
• Perform weekly, monthly trend analysis and coordinate corrective actions with involved areas.
• Defines SPC to manufacturing processes and monitor weekly and monthly performance, implement countermeasure.
• Interact constantly with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Materials, Support Areas to ensure robust processes using PPAP, SPC and LEAN tools.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficient knowledge and troubleshooting skills in electronic circuits, components, PCBs, and manufacturing processes
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Familiar with diagnostic equipment (SEM, EDX, X-ray analysis, scopes, etc), statistical yield analysis, physical failure, and root-cause analysis
• Measurable and extensive experience with influencing and negotiating in complex situations.
• Able to define process criteria to meet product and process requirements.
• Fluent English
• LEAN Manufacturing tools
• Excellent computer skills (Statistical Software, Office –Excel-,etc)
• Strong Negotiation and Communication skills
• Strong Leader and fearless change agent
• Strong Team work skills
• Data driven
• Work proactively
• Requires minimum 3-4 year degree in a relevant Engineering discipline
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• Expert in determining root cause of failures, correlating to historical data, and driving corrective action

Essential

• Experience in Electronics Industry Preferable
• Experience in Automotive Industry and/or Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Preferable

EDUCATION

• Bachelor degree (Manufacturing, Electronic Engineering)
• Six Sigma Certification preferable
• Possesses a thorough knowledge of products and applications
• Drives improvements in corporate functional capabilities
• Typically requires a minimum of 3 years engineering experience