Senior Quality Engineer

About the role

The Senior Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer strengthens Tower’s Quality Management System through disciplined process execution, robust SPC (Statistical Process Control) governance, stable material disposition/MRB (Material Review Board)/CCB (Change Management)/8D Problem-Solving systems, and best-in-class customer quality support. The role ensures compliance with industry regulation, customer standards, and Tower’s corporate quality policies while driving data-based decision making and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve procedures, control plans, FMEAs, and risk assessments. Ensure fab compliance with internal procedures, customer requirements, and ISO/IATF standards.
• Support customer, corporate, and certification audits; drive sustainable corrective actions.
• Lead SPC/CPK monitoring and process performance improvement. Analyze trends using statistical tools and escalate systemic risks.
• Maintain high discipline across SPC, CCB, 8D problem-solving, and material disposition quality systems.
• Lead 8D/RCA investigations and drive corrective and preventive actions effectiveness. Prevent recurrence through systemic fixes and improved detection controls.
• Coach engineering teams on structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Support technology transfers and reliability validation for new technologies (inline/PCM/reliability data). Ensure NPI flows meet Tower stage gate expectations.
• Act as QA focal point for key customers; support audits and escalations. Provide clear, data-driven responses to customer issues.
• Align with global Tower QA teams on standards, lessons learned, and best practices.

Requirements

• B.Sc. in Engineering (Materials, Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, Physics, or similar).
• 5+ years of experience in semiconductor or high-tech manufacturing.
• Quality, Process, or Integration engineering experience in a semiconductor fabrication facility, automotive industry, or similar preferred.
• Strong knowledge of FMEA, control plans, risk assessments, SPC/CPK, and 8D/5-Whys/Fishbone tools.
• Excellent communication and ability to work with multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Background in semiconductor fab (integration, process, device, reliability).
• QA industry certification (such as ISO/IATF Lead auditor) preferred.
• Experience with customer audits and customer-facing quality roles preferred.

Skills

• Innovative thinking and creative problem-solving.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.