Senior Quality Engineer - Manufacturing Process Improvement

LAM RESEARCH Corporation; Tualatin (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research in Oregon seeks a Quality Engineer to design, implement, and maintain QA within the QMS. You will analyze production data, identify trends, and collaborate across functions to resolve technical and production challenges, ensuring high quality, reliable products.

Responsibilities include performing 8D/CAPA, supporting supplier quality dispositions, and presenting RCCAs to stakeholders at cross-functional reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field required.
• 12 years of related experience or 8 years with Master’s or PhD with 5 years.
• Lean Six Sigma experience requested.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001/quality standards.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes production data to identify trends and recommend updates or changes to quality defect detection and reporting and programs to improve.
• Supports disposition of supplier quality issues in manufacturing applying criteria.
• Conducts preliminary analysis of quality escapes to assign further investigation to appropriate investigation function.
• Utilizes 8D methodology to drive manufacturing owned escapes through root cause analysis and CAPA planning and execution.
• Ensures RCCA is presented to stakeholders and systematic solutions are deployed.
• Monitors quality of investigations conducted by stakeholders to reduce recurrence in manufacturing.
• Supports Global Quality and GOPS quality projects and audits.
• Compiles information on external and internal quality issues and build issues, quantifying improvement over successive builds.
• Presents quality data at PDR reviews and conducts GEMBAs on the manufacturing floor to investigate escapes.
• Reviews build instructions and performs risk assessments to provide feedback on manufacturability.
• Drives quality improvement initiatives through DMAIC, 8D methodologies.
• Communicates manufacturing-caused defect RCCAs to stakeholders including global accounts.

Skills

Quality Assurance

8D

DMAIC

Power BI

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering degree

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Power BI

QMS

Job description

Lam Research in Oregon seeks a Quality Engineer to design, implement, and maintain QA within the QMS. You will analyze production data, identify trends, and collaborate across functions to resolve technical and production challenges, ensuring high quality, reliable products.

Responsibilities include performing 8D/CAPA, supporting supplier quality dispositions, and presenting RCCAs to stakeholders at cross-functional reviews.