Senior QA Engineer – Magnetic Heads Quality & Data

Headway Technologies; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Headway Technologies in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Sr. QA Engineer to ensure quality across production and prototype magnetic head products. You will monitor processes with SPC, analyze data, generate reports, and drive corrective actions with design and manufacturing teams.

The role requires a Master’s degree (or equivalent) and at least six years in semiconductor/magnetic recording head QA, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office and JMP for data analysis; ISO9001 audits experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Chemical or Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics, and/or equivalent relevant experience.
• Six years of experience in the magnetic recording head or semiconductor industry, including quality assurance and control.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Applications, including JMP or similar data analysis tool.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and monitors quality of various high volume and newly launched products.
• Reviews and analyzes data using SPC, creates reports, and presents findings; recommends corrective action as needed.
• Collaborates with other product engineering groups regarding process-related issues and product requirements to ensure customer specifications for reliability and performance are met.
• Reviews and analyzes backend magnetic performance data and creates reports regarding performance/correlation and provides feedback to design and manufacturing teams.
• Conducts complex failure analysis testing to isolate detractors to yield and performance; may recommend corrective action.
• Reviews the changes related to wafer processes and the integration scheme including process characterization.

Skills

Data analysis

Quality assurance

Education

Master’s degree in Chemical or Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or Physics

Tools

JMP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Headway Technologies in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Sr. QA Engineer to ensure quality across production and prototype magnetic head products. You will monitor processes with SPC, analyze data, generate reports, and drive corrective actions with design and manufacturing teams.

The role requires a Master’s degree (or equivalent) and at least six years in semiconductor/magnetic recording head QA, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office and JMP for data analysis; ISO9001 audits experience is a plus.