Quality Assurance Manager

Own and execute all quality assurance activities across the product lifecycle from new product

introduction (NPI) through volume ramp, sustaining production, and product EOL.

• Drive qualification strategy including HTOL, HAST, TC, and ESD/EMC based on JEDEC, AEC-Q100

and customer-specific standards.

• Lead internal audits, MRB, Change Board reviews, and quality gate approvals in the PLM system.

Quality Management System (QMS):

• Develop and maintain ISO 9001-compliant QMS tailored to fabless semiconductor operations.

• Lead documentation and process mapping, CAPA implementation, and internal training programs

to ensure cross-functional adherence.

Supplier Quality Management:

 Establish quality expectations and audit criteria for foundries, OSATs, and test vendors.

 Manage scorecards, supplier 8D responses, and escalation of systemic quality escapes.

Customer Quality:

 Interface with Tier-1 infrastructure customers for quality dashboards, PCN alignment, and RMA

investigation outcomes.

 Lead root cause analysis (5-Why, Fishbone, Fault Tree) and customer communications related to

returns.

Product and Package Qualification:

 Develop comprehensive device and package-level qualification plans in collaboration with

Product Engineering, Design, and Reliability teams, ensuring alignment with JEDEC, AEC-Q100,

and customer-specific standards.

 Own and maintain the qualification catalog including technology, device, and package

qualifications; family qualification matrices; and Qualification by Extension (QBE) specifications

to enable reuse, ensure traceability, and support efficient qualification planning.

Compliance and Certification:

 Ensure adherence to JEDEC (JESD47, JESD22), ISO 9001, RoHS, REACH, 3TG, and relevant military

standards (e.g., MIL-STD-883) as applicable to product classification.

Qualifications:

 Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Materials Science and Engineering (BSMSE),

Applied Physics (BSAP), or a related technical field is required. A Master’s degree with a focus on

reliability engineering is a plus.

 8+ years of quality management experience in the semiconductor industry.

 Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence quality outcomes across

internal and external stakeholders.

 In-depth knowledge of industry quality standards including JEDEC, ISO 9001, AEC-Q100, and

military standards such as MIL-STD-883.

 Expertise in developing qualification plans for stress-driven reliability testing.

 Deep experience with semiconductors in SiGe, GaAs, and GaN technologies.

 Detailed knowledge of wafer fabrication methods and package assembly techniques (QFN, Flip-

chip, LGA, BGA).

 Proven experience implementing and managing QMS systems.

 Strong understanding of root cause analysis of semiconductor ICs and FA techniques (CSAM, X-

ray, SEM/EDX, FIB-SEM, EMMI, CIVA, curve tracing, de-cap analysis, and elemental techniques

such as SIMS, XPS, or AES).

 Proficient at 8D reporting and coordinating supplier audits.