Quality Assurance Manager

About the role

The Quality Assurance Manager leads the QA function for a semiconductor manufacturing operation, overseeing the Quality Management System, Customer Quality Engineering, Failure Analysis and Reliability programs. The role drives continuous improvement, ensures regulatory compliance, and cultivates a strong quality culture across the organization.

Key responsibilities

• Define quality priorities, objectives and KPIs aligned with business goals and promote a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.
• Act as Management Representative for the QMS, lead external audits, and manage corrective actions.
• Plan and conduct risk assessments, APQP, PPAP, FMEA and control plan activities.
• Oversee test‑instrument calibration, failure‑analysis lab operations, and root‑cause investigations using SEM/EDX, X‑ray, curve trace and cross‑section techniques.
• Develop and execute reliability test plans (HTOL, HAST, TC, uHAST) per JEDEC standards and qualify new package types.
• Serve as primary customer interface for quality issues, lead 8D problem‑solving, and support customer and third‑party audits (IATF 16949, ISO 9001, VDA 6.3).

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of QA experience in semiconductor manufacturing, with at least 5 years in a managerial or team‑lead role.
• Certified auditor for ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949.

Required skills

• Quality Management System (QMS) implementation and maintenance.
• APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plan development.
• Failure analysis techniques: SEM, EDX, X‑ray, curve trace, cross‑section.
• Reliability testing: HTOL, HAST, TC, uHAST, JEDEC standards.
• Audit management (ISO 9001, IATF 16949, VDA 6.3).
• 8D problem‑solving, root‑cause analysis, risk assessment.