NXE Factory Quality Engineer

ASML•Wilton, CT

About The Position

The JG7 Factory Quality Engineer is an independent contributor who owns module-level quality execution for an assigned module or work center. The role drives root-cause analysis, quality reporting, and structural improvements, and serves as the factory’s technical authority for quality process execution. It provides leadership in quality governance, including DRB/MRB reviews, SPC performance improvement, pFMEA maintenance, MSA/Gage R&R execution, QMM/6P assessments, Quality Gate deployment, 4-Eye reviews and Quality Circles, Workcenter Handshakes, and Inspection Criteria governance. The engineer also leads end-to-end F2F and customer MN investigations and reporting, ensuring systemic issues are escalated, resolved, and converted into preventive actions. The role works daily with Production Engineering (PE), First Line Support (FLS), Manufacturing, Supplier Quality (SQE), Central Quality, and other cross-sector partners. The engineer is the primary point of accountability for work-center quality performance, including SPC effectiveness, MN/DN closure, and process risk mitigation. The position works in a cleanroom and requires comfort wearing full PPE for periods throughout the day. There may also be exposure to strong magnetic fields, high voltage, and currents. Candidates must have a bachelor's or master's degree in a technical field such as mechanical, electrical, optical, chemical, or industrial engineering, mechatronics, physics, or a related field. A bachelor's degree requires at least two years of relevant experience in a technical environment such as quality or manufacturing engineering; the posting does not specify a minimum experience duration for master's degree holders. Hands-on manufacturing quality experience is preferred. The position requires legal authorization to access controlled technology before starting work.

Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in a technical domain, such as mechanical, electrical, optical, chemical, or industrial engineering, mechatronics, physics, or a related field.
For candidates with a bachelor's degree, at least two years of relevant work experience in a technical environment such as quality or manufacturing engineering.
Ability to independently lead root-cause analysis and corrective and preventive action (RCA/CAPA) activities.
Strong statistical and analytical capabilities.
Proficiency in SAP/QMS tools, SPC, FMEA, and structured problem solving.
Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive actions to closure.
Strong communication, collaboration, critical-thinking, time-management, and prioritization skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines and maintain composure in high-pressure situations.
Ability to interpret engineering data, specifications, and inspection criteria accurately.
Ability to work in a cleanroom and feel comfortable wearing full PPE for periods throughout the day.
Legal authorization to access controlled technology before beginning work.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on technical experience related to manufacturing quality.
Six Sigma Green Belt certification, or willingness to achieve it.
For master's degree holders, relevant technical work experience is described but no minimum duration is specified.

Responsibilities

Lead DRB/MRB sessions for assigned areas, validate root causes, and drive structural corrective actions.
Own SPC performance reviews, including control-limit adjustments, capability analysis, and communication of required process improvements.
Lead factory discussions to assign CTD/CTQ/CTC definitions.
Update pFMEAs in response to systemic issues, new learnings, or high-impact events.
Execute and analyze MSA/Gage R&R studies and drive cross-functional improvements when measurement systems underperform.
Represent assigned work centers during QMM/6P Quality Assessments and ensure readiness evidence, process compliance, and gap closure.
Analyze First Pass Yield data to understand and improve process stability.
Develop dashboards and tracking methodologies for quality activities.
Drive adoption and enforcement of Quality Gates across upstream and downstream partners and ensure complete, accurate handshakes.
Participate in, facilitate, or co-lead 4-Eye reviews and Quality Circles to strengthen quality fundamentals and prevent recurrence.
Lead Workcenter Handshakes for structural readiness, ensuring validated acceptance criteria and completed prerequisite checks.
Maintain and communicate Inspection Criteria requirements in alignment with PE, FLS, and Central Quality.
Lead F2F/customer MN (EF, NMQ, CQN) investigations end-to-end, including thorough analysis, stakeholder alignment, timely lifecycle-system updates, and structural solutions such as 8D documentation.
Report MN trends, systemic bottlenecks, and mitigation plans to Factory Quality, PE, and D&E leadership.
Own work-center quality performance, including SPC effectiveness, MN/DN closure, and process-risk mitigation.
Lead Lean/Six Sigma activities, translate disturbance trends into pFMEA and governance updates and training needs, and proactively drive preventive actions.
Present DN/MN, F2F MN, KPI, and audit-readiness topics in multi-level forums; build alignment and drive accountability across cross-functional teams.
Mentor lower JG engineers and reinforce disciplined quality culture behaviors.