Product Qual & Rel Eng

Applied Materials•Santa Clara, CA

About The Position

The Product Qual & Rel Eng role evaluates production materials, properties, and techniques from a reliability standpoint and advises design engineering on electronic component and system selection, application, and testing. The role recommends design and test methods, statistical process control procedures, and reliability requirements to achieve company, customer, and governmental reliability objectives. It also develops acceleration techniques and analytical tools to identify potential reliability problems early in new products, packaging, and processes, and recommends design or component changes to improve reliability. The position develops and implements the division’s Quality Assurance program and policies. Work includes managing multiple projects, supporting quality management reports, maintaining and improving quality documentation, improving receiving inspection processes, performing FMECA, documenting CRAMS, collaborating with suppliers and engineers on CRAMS test plans, conducting PQP at suppliers, and using reliability modeling and ERAMS. The role may lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, or complexity, and addresses complex problems through analytical judgment and communication with stakeholders.

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 levels.
Determine component and system reliability requirements to meet company, customer, and governmental agency objectives.
Develop acceleration techniques and analytical tools to identify potential problems with new products, packaging, processes, and product reliability.
Recommend changes in component and system selection and application; 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 and document CRAMS.
Work with suppliers and engineers to enable CRAMS test plans.
Perform PQP at suppliers.
Use reliability modeling and ERAMS.