Quality Engineer
$96,500–$132,500 year
On-siteSanta Clara, California, United States
Job Summary
Define and maintain clear quality standards and acceptance criteria across the FIB/TEM metrology group, ensuring consistent application across tools, operators, and shifts. Establish and track key metrics such as rework rate, time-to-resolve, and BU satisfaction to identify trends and drive improvements. Serve as the focal point for quality issues and escalations, leading root-cause analysis and coordinating corrective and preventive actions. Work with BU customers and internal teams to clarify requirements upfront, reducing ambiguity and preventing rework through improved workflows and documentation. Partner with engineers and technicians to communicate findings and support continuous improvement across the group. This system-focused role connects teams to help the organization operate consistently as it scales.
Required Qualifications
- B.S. or higher in related field
- 3+ years of experience in quality, metrology, characterization, failure analysis, or process engineering
- Working knowledge of a metrology or lab environment, with the ability to judge whether output meets requirements
- Strong problem-solving skills with a structured, data-driven approach
- Strong communication skills, able to work across teams, clarify unclear requirements, and drive alignment without direct authority
- Minimum qualifications
- Time Type: Full time
- Employee Type: Assignee / Regular
- Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
- Relocation Eligible: Yes
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with semiconductor metrology or electron microscopy (FIB, TEM, SEM)
- Familiarity with quality methods (e.g., SPC, measurement system analysis, DOE, or Six Sigma)
- Experience using data tools (e.g., Python, Power BI, Tableau) for analysis and reporting
- Exposure to automation, data modeling, or data-driven approaches to quality improvement
- Preferred qualifications
- Someone who looks beyond individual issues and focuses on preventing them from happening again
- Clear and practical communicator who can bridge gaps between customers, engineers, and operations teams
- Comfortable working in a cross-functional environment and influencing without formal authority
- Able to balance the need for speed (turn-around time) with the need for consistent, reliable data
- Organized and proactive, with the ability to take ownership of building and improving a function over time
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