Global Quality Director, Power Modules

Infineon Technologies AG; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive plan

Job summary

Infineon Technologies seeks a Director Quality Management for the Vertical Core Power Product Line to lead a global team and own product quality across modules for Infineon AI customers. You will shape quality strategy and drive reliability, cross-functional collaboration and customer satisfaction from San Jose and beyond.

You will shape targets, implement robust qualification plans, and partner with R&D, Marketing, and Operations to prevent quality issues and enable fast, high-quality releases.

Qualifications

• Achieved a technical university degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science or a comparable degree.
• 10+ years of professional experience ideally within the semiconductor industry, power module industry and quality management.
• Leadership capabilities, +5 years of experience in leading global teams, taking full ownership and steering all parties towards common goals.
• Experience with PCB power module and module manufacturing, and ODMs.
• Advanced knowledge of quality systems, methods, procedures and tools (e.g. risk management, QFD, FMEA, 8D, JEDEC, AEC-Q, IPC standards etc.) and customer related processes.
• In-depth knowledge of semiconductor technologies, development and production as well as of logistics processes.
• Basic Knowledge of audits, certifications, standards and process management.
• Experience in customer communication and stakeholder management.
• Flexibility regarding functional alignments across different continents.
• Project Management experience as a plus.
• Experience in power module and module manufacturing as a plus.
• Fluent in English skills – German or the willingness to learn it would be an additional plus.

Responsibilities

• Shape, manage and develop a global quality team for power modules that is equipped to define quality and reliability plans, technical problem solving and cross functional collaboration.
• Be responsible for Quality Management of the power module lifecycle for products and technologies within a very dynamic product line.
• Define and maintain quality targets (corporate and department targets) out of requirements from customer and market for existing and planned future technologies, packages, products and services.
• Define and deploy quality targets for power modules based on customer, market and application requirements with a strong background in power module package and assembly.
• Ensure the fulfillment of time and cost according to agreed qualification plans and schedules.
• Develop strategy for product qualification that fit business needs and company quality brand.
• Participate in project board reviews and make decisions on project release.
• Lead the qualification strategy along the whole value chain (in house, production partner, material supplier).
• Conduct risk assessments and have decision competence on risk releases under time constraints.
• Initiate and drive continuous improvement activities and programs.
• Act as an interface and build bridges across different functions i.e. R&D, Marketing, Project management, and Quality Management.
• Support customer quality requirements and participate to discussion with key customers.
• Partner with technical teams and operations to address quality escalations that could affect product quality or customers.

Skills

Global leadership

Quality management

Customer communication

Cross-functional

Power modules

PCB power modules

Audits & certifications

Semiconductor basics

English fluency

German willingness

Education

Electrical Engineering

Physics

Materials Science

Job description

Infineon Technologies seeks a Director Quality Management for the Vertical Core Power Product Line to lead a global team and own product quality across modules for Infineon AI customers. You will shape quality strategy and drive reliability, cross-functional collaboration and customer satisfaction from San Jose and beyond.

You will shape targets, implement robust qualification plans, and partner with R&D, Marketing, and Operations to prevent quality issues and enable fast, high-quality releases.