Company:Qualcomm Semiconductor Limited

Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Sourcing & Reliability Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm Technologies is seeking an experienced SQE (Supplier Quality Engineering) FE engineer to join our team at Hsinchu, Taiwan.

The candidate should possess semiconductor wafer process technical expertise to drive and influence our suppliers base toward the quality standards and expectations of Automotive industry leading customers.  The candidate’s key traits include diligence, authority, integrity and accountability.

Excellent English oral and written communication skills are vital to this role since the candidate will work closely with multiple stakeholders from various departments internally and suppliers across different global locations.  The role requires periodic travel to suppliers and other company locations.

Key responsibilities

Administer all Automotive Wafer Foundries quality assurance activities and ensure adherence to all objectives for organization.Set quality priorities and follow up on improvement plans to monitor and achieve quality performance targets.   Monitor quality performance metrics and report to management committee.Develop and implementation quality assurance monitoring to ensure that products and services from suppliers meet relevant performance and quality standards according to company procedures, best industry practices, and customer expectations.Analyze SPC trends, defect trends, defect modeling and lead continuous improvement programs with suppliers.Serve as primary escalation point for supplier related quality issues, hereunder driving actions plans for resolution.Support change management processes for supplier-initiated changes

Minimum Qualifications:

•    Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Supplier Quality Assurance experience (e.g., quality analysis, audit) or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Supplier Quality Assurance experience (e.g., quality analysis, audit) or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Supplier Quality Assurance experience (e.g., quality analysis, audit) or related work experience.

Qualification and Skills

Master’s or bachelor's degree in engineering, or other relevant fieldAt least 7 years of wafer manufacturing experience; especially for Automotive (Electronics) is required.Proven in-depth expertise in wafter fabricationKnowledge of component/active component activities will be an advantageFamiliar with quality standards such as IATF16949, ISO16262, VDA 6.3, and frequently-used quality tools such as DOE, APQP, PPAP, SA, SPC, FMEA, FDC, 8D & Six SigmaRich experience of handling internal, external and customer quality audit from Automotive group of companies.Ability to coordinate and lead cross-functional teams to solve quality problems and meet customer requirements and satisfaction.Fluent in English (oral and written)

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