Quality Engineer

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Serve as the quality representative embedded within the Lowell Foundry, supporting manufacturing operations and process improvement initiatives.
• Review process and product controls, identify gaps, and drive corrective and preventive actions to improve process capability, product quality, and operational performance.
• Partner with Foundry Operations, Process Engineering, and Quality teams to address manufacturing issues that may impact product performance, process repeatability, yield, or customer commitments.
• Support investigations of customer quality issues with probable manufacturing or process-related root causes and facilitate effective corrective actions.
• Work directly with suppliers to ensure compliance of incoming materials with applicable specifications, requirements, and quality expectations.
• Participate in process change reviews and provide quality guidance for manufacturing, process, and material-related changes.
• Support internal audit activities, quality system initiatives, and continuous improvement activities to strengthen overall process and quality performance.
• Utilize data analysis and statistical methods to monitor process performance, identify trends, and recommend improvements.
• Develop and maintain quality tools, metrics, and reporting that support informed decision-making and proactive quality management.
• Communicate quality concerns, risks, and improvement opportunities to cross-functional teams and leadership.
• Promote the use of quality engineering principles and best practices throughout the organization.

Qualifications And Skills

• BS or MS in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or a related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing, process engineering, quality engineering, or a related technical role.
• Understanding of semiconductor devices and semiconductor processing.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment with cross-functional engineering and operations teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and identify improvement opportunities.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining a collaborative, team-oriented approach.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Familiarity with Statistical Process Control (SPC), Process Capability Analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Control Plans, and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Experience using statistical analysis software such as JMP, Minitab, or equivalent tools.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, AS9100D, IATF 16949, MIL-STD-883, and/or MIL-STD-750 standards.
• Experience supporting supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or semiconductor process improvement initiatives.