Quality Engineer I -II

Siltronic•Portland, OR

23h

About The Position

Siltronic is an international manufacturer of highly specialized hyper-pure silicon wafers serving the worldwide semiconductor industry. The Quality Engineer II evaluates internal systems and leads improvement initiatives to enhance Business Unit quality performance, including forming and guiding Quality Task Forces for targeted projects. The role assesses process controls and system improvements to prevent misprocessing, determines appropriate external-customer involvement in product quality issues, and coordinates stakeholders reviewing material quality concerns and final product disposition. It evaluates management and support processes across local and global sites for compliance with IATF 16949, the International Management System (IMS), customer-specific requirements, and applicable quality standards. The position interacts with customers to resolve quality issues, monitors product-related technical and shipment details, uses data and lot genealogy to support containment, and leads root-cause analysis and corrective solutions. It establishes internal projects to reduce quality notifications and improve yield, shipment timeliness, cycle time, variation, and operating costs. The role also reviews customer specifications, prepares capability reports, facilitates audits, provides quality training, communicates customer needs and quality status, and supports project closures across sites. Customer engagement may involve domestic travel and off-site visits; cross-site project closures may require international travel. The position requires a bachelor's degree in an applicable field and at least two years of relevant experience. The employee must be able to sit, stand, and walk as needed, use office equipment, phones, and a laptop throughout the day, and work in a cleanroom environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics, Business, or an equivalent field.
At least two years of experience in Quality Engineering or a closely related role.
Experience with customer interface, root-cause analysis, and quality and reliability tools such as FTA, FMEA, SPC, sampling methods, and auditing.
Knowledge of measurement systems, correlations, and key technical parameters used in wafer manufacturing processes.
Ability to learn and apply the company's Quality Management System and applicable semiconductor customer and international quality standards.
Strong proficiency with word-processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
Experience with manufacturing information and data systems.
Highly effective communication and presentation skills, including the ability to clearly communicate technical and quality information to key customers and internal management.
Ability to sit, stand, and walk as required for varying periods.
Ability to use office equipment, phones, and a laptop effectively throughout the day.
Ability to work in a cleanroom environment.

Responsibilities

Interact with customers on quality-related issues and work to resolve C1s, MRBs, and other concerns.
Monitor product-related technical parameters, lot integrity, packaging, shipment preparation, labels, packing lists, and Certificates of Conformance.
Use existing data and feedback systems and trace lot genealogies, with particular attention to containment actions.
Lead and facilitate root-cause analysis, containment measures, and solutions through Quality Task Force project management.
Establish internal quality projects to reduce quality notifications and improve yield, on-time shipments, cycle time, variation, and operating costs.
Monitor and control the execution of assigned project tasks.
Review customer specifications and data and ensure traceability and acceptability.
Evaluate and prepare capability data reports for periodic customer presentations, which may include off-site visits.
Organize and facilitate internal and external audits.
Provide a leadership role in the team environment.
Obtain cross-site project closures, which may require international travel.
Communicate quality status and customer needs to the Business Unit.
Provide face-to-face responses to customers, requiring domestic travel.
Evaluate sample plans for effectiveness.
Provide quality training as appropriate.
Evaluate internal systems and lead improvement initiatives to enhance Business Unit quality performance.
Assess process controls and system improvements to prevent misprocessing, and determine appropriate external-customer involvement in product quality issues.
Coordinate stakeholders reviewing material quality concerns and facilitate final product disposition and acceptability decisions.
Evaluate management and support processes across local and global sites for compliance with applicable quality systems, customer requirements, and standards.