Senior Product Quality & Reliability Engineer

Applied Materials, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 116,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Austin, TX, is seeking a Reliability Engineer who will evaluate materials and techniques for production reliability and advise design engineering on component selection and testing requirements.

The role emphasizes developing acceleration methods and QA processes to prevent issues in new products and packaging. The position involves leading multiple projects, applying statistical process control, and collaborating with suppliers to ensure reliability objectives meet

Responsibilities

• Evaluates, from a reliability standpoint, the materials, properties and techniques used in production.
• Advises design engineering on selection, application and test of electronic components and systems.
• Recommends design or test methods and statistical process control procedures for achieving required levels of product reliability.
• Determines reliability requirements of components and systems to achieve company, customer and any governmental agency reliability objectives.
• Develops new acceleration techniques and analytical tools to assure the early identification of potential problems with new products, packaging, processes, and product reliability.
• Makes recommendations for changes in the selection and application of components and systems.
• May propose changes in design or formulation to improve system and/or process reliability.
• Develops and implements division's Quality Assurance program and policies.
• Manage multiple projects.
• Assist in preparing & presenting quality management reports; Maintain and improve on the current quality documentation processes; Continuously improve QA receiving inspection process and procedures; Perform FMECA, document CRAMS and work with supplier and engineer to enable crams test plan. Also perform PQP at supplier.
• Reliability modeling and ERAMS Functional Knowledge Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field.
• Business Expertise Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.
• Leadership May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
• Problem Solving Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions.
• Impact Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies.
• Interpersonal Skills Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view.

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. in Austin, TX, is seeking a Reliability Engineer who will evaluate materials and techniques for production reliability and advise design engineering on component selection and testing requirements.

The role emphasizes developing acceleration methods and QA processes to prevent issues in new products and packaging. The position involves leading multiple projects, applying statistical process control, and collaborating with suppliers to ensure reliability objectives meet