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DuPont E&I Advanced Cleans & Slurry Technologies has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Senior Product Quality Engineer

The PQE is responsible for executing the business, site and plant/department quality programs to enable the business to profitably meet customer’s needs related to the quality management system. The candidate will drive continuous improvement of quality systems, cost of non-conformance (internal cost of quality), internal quality culture, and customer quality perception. In addition, the PQE will be responsible for setting up the Quality controls in alignment with the existing plants.

The candidate is expected to use statistical methods to ensure that product quality is maintained. This includes to identify quality risks along with SPC to ensure process control. The candidate is expected to be able to lead quality troubleshooting using root cause investigation techniques and develop effective corrective and preventive actions to resolve quality issues and prevent recurrence.

The position requires knowledge of raw material & product characterization, formulation design, and manufacturing processes. The PQE must be able to communicate quality information clearly to customers to support the business.This role is critical to the success of our business in an environment of ever-increasing customer expectations regarding product Quality. 

Key Responsibilities:

Maintain and strengthen quality standards for processes in all aspects related to product manufacturing.Identify & implement improvements to the business quality methodology.  Accountable for overall quality including influencing Manufacturing, Quality Control, Fab, Raw Material, & Engineering activities which affect the quality of the product.Responsible for ensuring those techniques shown to improve Quality (Failure Mode & Effect Analysis, SPC, robust Root Cause Analysis & Change Management processes, etc.) are in place and effective.Key Quality stakeholder in the product design/development process, setting quality requirements for new products. Participate in continuous improvement of the processes that govern product development.Set up KPI’s for measuring performance against the objectives and present those KPI’s at internal management meetings.Implement appropriate quality controls for specific products - implement specifications, control limits & trend rules in SPC software.Prepare qualification plan for changes led by quality team; help design qualification plan for changes owned by other functions.Oversee all quality issues regarding both products shipped out from the factory and the production process within the factory. Investigate and resolve customer quality and performance complaints.Respond to customer requests regarding specification improvements and information on product manufacturing process (control plans, process flow, quality systems, etc).Perform internal quality audits.

Requirements:

Degree in a technical discipline such as Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Materials Science.5+ years’ experience working in the semiconductor or semiconductor materials industry in a technical role (Engineering, R&D, Quality, Fab, etc).Thorough understanding of raw material and product chemistry along with analytical and functional characterization methods.Demonstrated success resolving technical challenges in a time-critical situationExperience working with customers or suppliers outside DuPont on technical projects such as raw material or product development, improvement projects, or problem resolution.Effectively communicates verbally and written communications to team members and management on all aspects of program activity

Preferred Qualifications:

A minimum of BS degree in a technical discipline such as Chemistry, Materials or Engineering. Advanced degrees will be a plus.5+ years’ experience working in the semiconductor or semiconductor materials industry in a technical role (such as Engineering, R&D, Quality, Semiconductor Fab.)Working knowledge of Quality management skills such as SPC, FMEA, DOE, Six-sigma and use of statistical software such as JMP/Minitab

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