Product Qual & Rel Eng

Applied Materials•Austin, TX

1d•$116,000 - $159,500

About The Position

Applied Materials is seeking a product quality and reliability engineering professional to evaluate production materials, properties, and techniques from a reliability perspective. The role advises design engineering on selecting, applying, and testing electronic components and systems; defines reliability requirements; and recommends design, testing, and statistical process-control methods to meet reliability objectives. It develops acceleration techniques and analytical tools to identify potential issues early in new products, packaging, processes, and product reliability, and recommends design or component changes to improve reliability. The position also develops and implements the division’s Quality Assurance program and policies. Responsibilities include managing multiple projects, supporting quality management reports, maintaining and improving quality documentation, improving receiving-inspection procedures, and performing FMECA, documenting CRAMS, coordinating CRAMS test plans with suppliers and engineers, and performing PQP at suppliers. The work includes reliability modeling and ERAMS. The role may lead functional teams or projects of moderate complexity and communicates difficult concepts while working to influence others.

Requirements

Expertise in a specialized discipline or field, demonstrating depth and/or breadth.
Ability to interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes, or services.
Ability to lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
Ability to lead others in solving complex problems using sophisticated analytical thinking and judgment to identify innovative solutions.
Ability to communicate difficult concepts and negotiate with others to adopt a different point of view.

Responsibilities

Evaluate production materials, properties, and techniques from a reliability standpoint.
Advise design engineering on the selection, application, and testing of electronic components and systems.
Recommend design or test methods and statistical process-control procedures to achieve required product reliability.
Determine component and system reliability requirements to meet company, customer, and government-agency objectives.
Develop acceleration techniques and analytical tools to identify potential problems early in new products, packaging, processes, and product reliability.
Recommend changes to the selection and application of components and systems, and propose design or formulation changes to improve system or process reliability.
Develop and implement the division’s Quality Assurance program and policies.
Manage multiple projects.
Assist in preparing and presenting quality management reports.
Maintain and improve quality documentation processes.
Continuously improve QA receiving-inspection processes and procedures.
Perform FMECA, document CRAMS, and work with suppliers and engineers to enable CRAMS test plans.
Perform PQP at suppliers.
Perform reliability modeling and ERAMS.