Product Quality Specialist

The person hired for the position of Product Quality Specialist for Semiconductor materials will be responsible for quality programs of major importance to the corporation’s initiatives in Electronics and Semiconductor products. This new hire will support Division's global products by leading design for quality initiatives, partnering with NPI commercialization and manufacturing teams, supporting Design Reviews, Statistical Process Control (SPC) reviews, change management, and supporting supplier management and product complaint analyses, continuous improvement, Customer Quality support, and 8D investigation.

Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Supports the commercialization of electronics and semiconductor products for the global electronics and semiconductor markets by partnering with local and global design teams and manufacturing plants to ensure design for quality.
• Leads, executes and coaches on product design reviews, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), test method development, raw material specifications, and supplier management activities in support of new and existing products.
• Lead customer complaint investigations, supports customer interactions/communications in issue resolution.
• Identify, plan, lead and complete continuous improvement projects (CIP) and/or quality programs involving innovative applications and extensions of existing and new technologies of major importance.
• Collaborates with laboratory and global manufacturing teams to ensure uniform and consistent metrology through Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), round robin correlation studies, and use of Internal Reference Materials (IRMs) as appropriate. Assists in the development and improvement of global test methods as needed.
• Supports supplier management efforts, incoming RM monitoring and improvement.
• Support and oversee area change management projects, utilizing quality tools and processes.
• Function as an effective Product platform quality leader and collaborator in area supporting Marquee and Key Account customers and manufacturing for Semiconductor materials.
• Creates and maintains an extensive global network of resources (quality, laboratory, manufacturing, engineering, sales and marketing) to facilitate completion of assignments and to share best practices.
• Independently performs project planning and project execution. Establishes project objectives and priorities.

Basic Qualifications:

• Possess a Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) Engineering or STEM related discipline from an accredited university.
• Minimum of ten(10) years of combined experience with manufacturing, production engineering and/or product engineering with Quality responsibility in a high-tech industry.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of four (4) years of combined experience with Manufacturing/Production Engineering and Product Engineering or Quality responsibility in a private, public, government or military environment.
• Minimum four (4) years of experience with micro replication, sintering, CVD coating, and/or Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) Pad or CMP Pad Conditioner technology (preferably in a manufacturing plant, laboratory and/or pilot plant).
• Proficient in statistical analysis software (e.g., Minitab or JMP).
• Experience in commonality analysis using large data sets.
• Experience with various metrology or test methods such as Interferometry, beta-backscatter, optical profilometer, automated visual inspection.
• Experience with Semiconductor industry and/or CMP process.
• Experience in New Product Introduction (NPI).
• Experience with ISO 9001:2015 and/or IATF standards.
• Certifications in quality engineering, quality auditing or quality management from American Society for Quality-ASQ certification(s): Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), Certified Supplier Quality Professional (CSQP).
• Green Belt and/or Black Belt experience.
• Experience working with global cross-function teams.
• Communication, writing, influencing, and conflict resolution skills.
• Proficient in Japanese or Mandarin at a business level is a plus.