Senior Quality and Reliability Engineer

Ferric; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive equity offering

Benefits package

Job summary

Ferric Inc. in New York City is seeking a Sr. Quality Engineer to join our Product Quality Engineering team.

You will work with Design, Product Engineering, manufacturing, and customers to deliver high-reliability parts from concept through deployment and continuous improvement. You will lead NPI quality activities, drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions, monitor supplier quality using SPC and reliability data, and collaborate across functions to solve critical issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with 8+ years of related experience
• Master's degree with 6+ years of related experience in Product Quality Engineering or a related field
• Experience leading complex cross-functional projects in fast-paced environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data-driven quality improvements

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering, product, and manufacturing teams early in the NPI process to build quality and reliability into products
• Lead NPI quality activities across multiple programs
• Engage suppliers and lead Part Qualification Process at supplier sites
• Drive root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions for customer quality issues
• Monitor and improve supplier technical quality performance using statistics (SPC, Weibull)
• Drives 8D and FA projects to implement solutions
• Collaborate across business units to solve quality and reliability challenges
• Engage in design reviews and engineering change requests for Quality & Reliability impact
• Guide continuous improvement using QMS and industry standards

Skills

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Statistical analysis

NPI quality

Six Sigma Green Belt

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

Tools

SPC

Job description

Ferric is a technology startup based in New York City that is pioneering an entirely new approach to power delivery for Integrated Circuits and Electronic Assemblies. This approach leverages Ferric's integration of thin-film magnetic inductors with CMOS technology to enable a significant improvement in the integration density and efficiency of voltage regulators (VRs) compared with current commercially available technologies.

About the role

Ferric Inc. is looking for an experienced Sr. Quality Engineer to join our Product Quality Engineering team! You will be working closely with our Design, Product engineering, manufacturing, customer and quality team to deliver highest reliable parts to our customers and partners.

Our team plays a significant role in shaping product quality from the concept design stages through customer deployment and continuous process improvements. The Sr Quality Engineer solves complex problems, influences cross-functional teams, and drives meaningful improvements

What you'll do

• Partner with engineering, product, and manufacturing teams early in the New Product Introduction (NPI) process to build quality and reliability into products from the early phase
• Engaged in multiple key new product programs as quality and reliability owner
• Engage suppliers and lead Part Qualification Process at supplier sites identifying and addressing risks within the supplier's manufacturing process
• Drive customer complex product quality issues, drive root cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and support customer critical issues through resolution and root cause analysis
• Monitor and improve supplier technical quality performance for defined KPCs by utilizing statistical quality methods like SPC, reliability statistics such as Weibull etc.
• Drives 8D and FA projects towards a successful implementation of solutions
• Collaborate across Business Units, Manufacturing, Product Operations, Supply Chain, and Customer Engineering teams to solve high-impact product and process challenges.
• Engage in Design reviews and Engineering Change Requests for their impact on Quality and Reliability (Q&R).
• Use data, analytics, and statistical methods to identify trends, assess risk, improve processes, and support proactive quality decisions
• Guide continuous improvement efforts using Quality Management Systems (QMS), industry standards, and quality engineering best practices
• Perform supplier Audit, Supplier score card and drive corrective action
• Technically astute and detail oriented. High-energy, hands-on, self-confident leader with a broad knowledge of product development, manufacturing quality, and reliability methods.
• Strong interpersonal skills, personal presence, style, and demeanor, to effectively influence and lead others to find and implement solutions to complex quality and reliability problems.
• Excellent listening, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong desire to learn and grow your career with the organization.
• Able to travel to supplier sites in the USA and Asia.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with 8+ years of related experience, or master's degree with 6+ years of experience in Product Quality Engineering or a related field.
• Strong experience in product quality engineering, including product architecture, failure analysis, and reliability methodologies.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional projects in fast-paced environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience using data and statistics to drive quality improvements.
• Ability to influence stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and lead change across large organizations.

Preferred/Plus Skills and Experience

• Six Sigma Green Belt certification or similar process improvement experience.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to clearly explain technical concepts to different audiences.

Other

• On-site in Santa Clara, CA
• Salary Range: $125,000-165,000 with competitive equity offering and benefits package.
• Ferric is unable to provide sponsorship or employment visa status for this position.