Supplier Quality Engineer
Core
Principal Supplier Quality Engineer driving supplier quality excellence for semiconductor commodities supporting next-generation AI clusters, hyperscale cloud data centers, coherent optical communications, silicon photonics, and advanced photonic technologies.
Role type
Principal Supplier Quality Engineer (Semiconductor)
Builds
Semiconductor devices for AI clusters, cloud data centers, and optical communications
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Semiconductor manufacturing technologies (wafer fabrication, epitaxial growth, lithography, thin-film deposition, etch, CMP, bumping, probing, singulation, assembly, packaging, test), Compound semiconductor/photonic technologies (InP, GaAs, Silicon Photonics, CMOS, SOI), Supplier qualification and process validation, New Product Introduction (NPI) and foundry qualification, Statistical process control (SPC) and process capability analysis, FMEA, Control Plans, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), JEDEC qualification standards, 8D failure analysis, HTOL, HAST, thermal cycling
Preferred skills
Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Continuous improvement initiatives, Value engineering, Localization programs, Manufacturing optimization, Cost reduction projects
Technologies
InP, GaAs, Silicon Photonics, CMOS, SOI, JEDEC standards
Responsibilities
Own supplier quality strategy for semiconductor commodity portfolio, Lead supplier qualification and manufacturing capability assessments, Partner with Design Authority and Engineering to influence supplier selection and technology roadmaps, Support NPI programs including DFM/DFX activities and production ramping, Drive supplier improvement roadmaps for quality, yield, and process stability, Act as primary technical quality interface with strategic suppliers
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence
