Staff Quality Assurance Engineer

II-VI Laser Enterprise Philippines, Inc.; Calamba; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent Philippines Pte Ltd in Laguna, Philippines seeks an experienced Quality Assurance/Control leader to drive end-to-end QA activities in a semiconductor environment. You will manage complex quality issues, lead investigations, and assure production readiness.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering and at least 5 years of relevant experience, with strong skills in 8D, FMEA, SPC, CAPA, and cross-functional collaboration. On-site work is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering or equivalent field.
• At least 5 years in QA/QC within semiconductor/electronics/optoelectronics.
• Strong knowledge of quality tools and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end quality activities of quality assurance and control.
• Independently manage complex quality issues and lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Review and approve quality plans, PFMEA, Control Plans, inspection standards, and validation results.
• Lead line qualification activities to ensure production readiness.
• Establish and improve inspection methods, and quality-control systems.
• Analyze quality trends, yield, DPPM, customer complaints, and cost-of-poor-quality data.
• Lead cross-functional improvement projects to reduce defects, scrap, rework, and customer concerns.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Production, SQE, and customers on critical quality issues.
• Conduct and support internal, customer, and supplier audits.
• Review and approve containment, material disposition, corrective-action, and risk-mitigation plans within assigned authority.
• Provide technical direction, coaching, and mentoring to Associate Engineers, Inspectors, and production personnel.
• Prepare management reports, dashboards, project updates, and recommendations for quality improvement.
• Escalate significant quality risks and support management in quality-related decisions.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Root Cause Analysis

Quality Systems

Audit & CAPA

Data Analysis

Documentation

Leadership

MS Office

JMP/Minitab

Education

Bachelor's in Electronics Engineering

Tools

JMP

Minitab

Job description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead end-the-end quality activities of quality assurance and control.

• Independently manage complex quality issues and lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions.

• Review and approve quality plans, PFMEA, Control Plans, inspection standards, and validation results.

• Lead line qualification activities to ensure production readiness.

• Establish and improve inspection methods, and quality-control systems.

• Analyze quality trends, yield, DPPM, customer complaints, and cost-of-poor-quality data.

• Lead cross-functional improvement projects to reduce defects, scrap, rework, and customer concerns.

• Coordinate with Engineering, Production, SQE, and customers on critical quality issues.

• Conduct and support internal, customer, and supplier audits.

• Review and approve containment, material disposition, corrective-action, and risk-mitigation plans within assigned authority.

• Provide technical direction, coaching, and mentoring to Associate Engineers, Inspectors, and production personnel.

• Prepare management reports, dashboards, project updates, and recommendations for quality improvement.

• Escalate significant quality risks and support management in quality-related decisions.

Education & Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering or its equivalents with at least 5 years of relevant work experience semiconductor or electronics / optoelectronics industry.

Skills

• Knowledge of Quality Assurance and Control processes.

• Knowledge of NPI, line qualification, process validation, and production readiness.

• Proficiency in 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, and CAPA.

• Ability to analyze quality data, defects, yield, DPPM, and process trends.

• Familiarity with audits, Gage R&R, process capability, and measurement-system analysis.

• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, work instructions, and quality standards.

• Strong problem-solving, communication, coordination, and project-management skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; knowledge of JMP, Minitab, or similar tools is an advantage.

• Ability to prepare technical reports and quality presentations.

• Demonstrates keen attention to detail, data-driven thinking, and effective decision-making.

• Demonstrates strong leadership and effective people-management skills.
  

Working Conditions

• This role is 100% onsite
  

CultureCommitment

Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome

Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

Coherent Philippines Pte Ltd shares the 5 key principles of fair employment practices and is committed to adopting these principles in the management of our human resources. We believe that the effective implementation of fair employment practices will bring about a more harmonious and progressive work environment within our organization and contribute towards making Philippines a great place to work.