Product Quality & Reliability Engineer IV - (E4)

Applied Materials•Santa Clara, CA

6d•$133,500 - $183,500

About The Position

The Product Quality and Reliability Engineer will be part of the Semiconductor Products Group Quality group, supporting the Imaging and Process Control Business Unit. The role contributes to or leads Quality and Reliability Engineering projects in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment, working with development engineers to incorporate Design for Reliability methods into new product development. Responsibilities include completing reliability analyses for new products, planning reliability validation tests, and ensuring that quality controls are adequately defined and implemented at suppliers and Applied Materials manufacturing centers. The position evaluates product materials, properties, and manufacturing techniques from a reliability perspective; analyzes non-conformance and failure-rate data; reviews engineering changes for quality and reliability impact; and develops quality and reliability standards and inspection, testing, and evaluation methods. The engineer develops and executes test plans, performs failure analysis, drives 8D and failure-analysis projects toward solutions, and works with suppliers and design engineers on component and equipment reliability plans. The role also supports reliability modeling and growth tracking, supplier process definition, and may include coaching, mentoring, training, and travel to supplier or customer sites in the USA, Europe, and Asia. The position is based in Santa Clara, California, and is full-time with travel of 20% of the time.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
Preferred: Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Materials Engineering, Physics, Statistics, Reliability, or a related field.
Preferred: 5 or more years of experience in a Quality and Reliability Engineering role, or equivalent.
Strong knowledge of reliability concepts.
Expertise in mechanical and systems engineering, mechanisms and component qualification, manufacturing and failure analysis, Design for Reliability, and electro-mechanical components.
Analytical, data-oriented, detail-oriented, technically astute approach.
Self-driven, passionate, results-oriented, hands-on approach, with broad knowledge of product development and manufacturing quality and reliability methods.
Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence and lead others in solving complex quality and reliability problems.
Excellent listening, written, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to use structured problem-solving methods and tools such as 8D, and to analyze solutions using technical experience, judgment, and precedent.
Ability to communicate complex information in a logical sequence with a focus on intent.
Willingness to learn and grow within the organization.
Ability to travel to supplier or customer sites as required.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience in LEDs, lasers, PCBs, board assembly, and other electronics assembly.
Knowledge and experience in optics and software.
Experience and knowledge in lithography and optical metrology as related to the semiconductor industry.
Experience using AI tools to improve work efficiency and developing or proliferating AI tools to improve productivity and operational efficiency.
Semiconductor equipment and metrology experience.
Master's degree in a related field.
Five or more years of Quality and Reliability Engineering experience, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Evaluate materials, properties, and techniques used in design and manufacturing by Applied Materials and its suppliers from a reliability standpoint.
Analyze non-conformance and failure-rate data using advanced business analytics to prioritize Quality and Reliability projects and prepare management reports.
Review Engineering Change Requests for their impact on Quality and Reliability.
Develop, apply, revise, maintain, and test quality and reliability standards aligned with customer expectations.
Design and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the quality and reliability of components and assemblies for IPC products.
Develop and implement quality and reliability test plans, perform failure analysis, and drive 8D and failure-analysis projects toward successful implementation of solutions.
Perform FMECA, document CRAMS (component reliability), and work with suppliers and design engineers to enable CRAMS test plans.
Develop reliability models and ERAMS (equipment reliability) test plans.
Develop methods, parameters, and project proposals that demonstrate or validate design performance.
Work with high-tech optics and PCB suppliers to define and lock the manufacturing process (PQP).
Create reliability growth models and present the system’s status on the reliability growth curve.
Coach, mentor, or conduct training for targeted organizations on quality and reliability processes, as requested.
Travel to supplier or customer sites in the USA, Europe, and Asia, as required.
Use AI tools to improve job efficiency and contribute to the development and proliferation of AI tools across the company, where applicable.