Staff Quality Assurance Engineer- Project Fremont
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Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead end-the-end quality activities of quality assurance and control.
- Independently manage complex quality issues and lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
- Review and approve quality plans, PFMEA, Control Plans, inspection standards, and validation results.
- Lead line qualification activities to ensure production readiness.
- Establish and improve inspection methods, and quality-control systems.
- Analyze quality trends, yield, DPPM, customer complaints, and cost-of-poor-quality data.
- Lead cross-functional improvement projects to reduce defects, scrap, rework, and customer concerns.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Production, SQE, and customers on critical quality issues.
- Conduct and support internal, customer, and supplier audits.
- Review and approve containment, material disposition, corrective-action, and risk-mitigation plans within assigned authority.
- Provide technical direction, coaching, and mentoring to Associate Engineers, Inspectors, and production personnel.
- Prepare management reports, dashboards, project updates, and recommendations for quality improvement.
- Escalate significant quality risks and support management in quality-related decisions.
Education & Experience
- A bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering or its equivalents with at least 5 years of relevant work experience semiconductor or electronics / optoelectronics industry.
Skills
- Knowledge of Quality Assurance and Control processes.
- Knowledge of NPI, line qualification, process validation, and production readiness.
- Proficiency in 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, and CAPA.
- Ability to analyze quality data, defects, yield, DPPM, and process trends.
- Familiarity with audits, Gage R&R, process capability, and measurement-system analysis.
- Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, work instructions, and quality standards.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, coordination, and project-management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; knowledge of JMP, Minitab, or similar tools is an advantage.
- Ability to prepare technical reports and quality presentations.
- Demonstrates keen attention to detail, data-driven thinking, and effective decision-making.
Demonstrates strong leadership and effective people-management skills.
Working Conditions
This role is 100% onsite
Culture Commitment
Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:
Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust
Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas
Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome
Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone
Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work
Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Coherent Philippines Pte Ltd shares the 5 key principles of fair employment practices and is committed to adopting these principles in the management of our human resources. We believe that the effective implementation of fair employment practices will bring about a more harmonious and progressive work environment within our organization and contribute towards making Philippines a great place to work.