Director Quality Management | Vertical Core Power
About The Position
The Director of Quality Management in Infineon's Vertical Core Power Product Line leads a global team and owns product quality for power modules serving key AI customers. The role focuses on delivering reliable, efficient power modules for hyperscale data centers and managing quality throughout the product and technology lifecycle. The Director develops the team and defines quality and reliability plans, quality targets, qualification strategies, and continuous improvement programs. The position works across the value chain—including internal teams, production partners, and material suppliers—and collaborates with R&D, Marketing, Project Management, Quality Management, technical teams, operations, and customers. It also contributes to project release decisions, risk assessments, qualification schedules, and responses to quality escalations.
Requirements
- Technical university degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a comparable field.
- At least 10 years of professional experience, ideally in the semiconductor industry, power module industry, and Quality Management.
- At least 5 years of experience leading global teams, with the ability to take ownership and align stakeholders toward shared goals.
- Experience with PCB power modules, module manufacturing, and ODMs.
- Advanced knowledge of quality systems, methods, procedures, and tools, such as risk management, QFD, FMEA, 8D, JEDEC, AEC-Q, and IPC standards, as well as customer-related processes.
- In-depth knowledge of semiconductor technologies, development, production, and logistics processes.
- Basic knowledge of audits, certifications, standards, and process management.
- Experience in customer communication and stakeholder management.
- Flexibility to work across functional alignments on different continents.
- Fluent English skills.
Nice To Haves
- Project Management experience.
- Experience in power module and module manufacturing.
- German language skills or willingness to learn German.
Responsibilities
- Shape, manage, and develop a global quality team for power modules, enabling it to define quality and reliability plans, solve technical problems, and collaborate across functions.
- Own Quality Management across the lifecycle of power module products and technologies within a dynamic product line.
- Define and maintain corporate and department quality targets based on customer and market requirements for existing and future technologies, packages, products, and services.
- Define and deploy power module quality targets based on customer, market, and application requirements, with a focus on power module packaging and assembly.
- Ensure qualification plans and schedules meet agreed time and cost expectations.
- Develop product qualification strategies that fit business needs and the company's quality brand.
- Participate in project board reviews and make project release decisions.
- Lead qualification strategy across the value chain, including in-house operations, production partners, and material suppliers.
- Conduct risk assessments and make decisions on risk releases under time constraints.
- Initiate and drive continuous improvement activities and programs.
- Build cross-functional connections with R&D, Marketing, Project Management, and Quality Management.
- Support customer quality requirements and participate in discussions with key customers.
- Partner with technical teams and operations to address quality escalations that could affect products or customers.
Benefits
- Eligibility to participate in an incentive plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
