Product Quality & Reliability Engineer IV (E4)
About The Position
Applied Materials is seeking a Product Quality & Reliability Engineer to evaluate production materials, properties, and techniques from a reliability standpoint. The role advises design engineering on the selection, application, and testing of electronic components and systems, and recommends design, test, and statistical process-control approaches to achieve product reliability targets. It determines reliability requirements in line with company, customer, and governmental-agency objectives and develops accelerated testing techniques and analytical tools to identify potential issues early in products, packaging, processes, and product reliability. The position develops and implements the division’s Quality Assurance program and policies and manages multiple projects. Work includes preparing and presenting quality-management reports, maintaining and improving quality documentation, improving QA receiving-inspection processes and procedures, performing FMECA, documenting CRAMS, coordinating with suppliers and engineers on CRAMS test plans, performing PQP at suppliers, and reliability modeling and ERAMS. The role demonstrates specialized expertise, interprets business challenges and recommends best practices, and may lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, or complexity. It leads others in solving complex problems through analytical judgment and communicates difficult concepts while negotiating for adoption of differing viewpoints. The position is based in Santa Clara, California, with 10% travel. Relocation is not available.
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 accelerated testing techniques and analytical tools to identify potential problems early in new products, packaging, processes, and product reliability.
- Recommend changes to component and system selection and application, 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 and document CRAMS.
- Work with suppliers and engineers to enable CRAMS test plans.
- Perform PQP at suppliers.
- Perform reliability modeling and ERAMS.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Potential eligibility for bonus and stock award programs, as applicable
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
