Principal Incoming Material Quality Engineer

Overview

Experience TSMC Washington where technology leaders are constantly innovating, manufacturing to perfection, and collaborating with customers to achieve greatness. Witness the action-packed team in motion as they strive to maintain their position at the forefront of the industry.

• Implement the system to manage incoming materials including daily material gating, OCAP, documentation, coordination with other parties.
• Communicate with vendors to ensure quality requirements are met. Audit and coach them to improve their quality systems.
• Collaborate with internal departments to identify requirements, assess risks, and build systems.
• Act as a subject matter expert for materials and chemistry, performing research for new materials and problem analysis.
• Familiarity with data systems to the extent of defining requirements for IT, and the ability to validate systems meet requirements. Knowledge of AI, SQL, VBA, and Oracle, or similar, is a plus.
• Work as part of the larger TSMC company complying to corporate standards while adapting to local risks and resources. Drive for continuous improvement to improve effectiveness and efficiency. Proactively identify, prioritize and be responsible for solutions.
• Document and refine procedures to ensure their effective implementation, including error proofing. Ensure records are maintained and identify and implement validating self-audit practices.

• All applicants must possess legal authorization to work for any employer in the United States, and the employer cannot provide sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Materials Science, Chemistry, or a related physical science discipline.
• 8
  -12 years-experience with IC manufacturing a plus.
• Communicate with suppliers for material and chemical quality management.
• Follow a process approach to ensure direct and indirect production materials and chemicals meet requirements before release to production.
• Support business continuity activities to identify and prioritize risks, identify alternative sources and work with owners to qualify.
• Follow problem solving processes to identify root causes and applicable actions for non-conformances from both internal and external sources.
• Perform supplier audits to ISO
  9001 and, as applicable, IATF
  16949. Knowledgeable on ISO
  14001 and QC080000 a plus.
• Application of quality concepts and tools including a process approach, risk management including FMEA, control plan, MSA, calibration, SPC, OCAP, 8D/DMAIC, DOE, 3-leg/5-why.
• Familiarity with chemical analysis methods including ICPMS, GFAA, IC, and Auto-titrator, FTIR.
• Familiarity with data systems to the extent of defining requirements for IT, and the ability to validate systems meet requirements. Knowledge of SQL, VBA, and Oracle, or similar, is a plus.
• Fluency with Microsoft office programs including Word, PowerPoint, Access and Excel including macros. Must have efficient data handling and analysis capability in excel including formulas, and pivot tables.
• Ability to work with AI tools

• All applicants must possess legal authorization to work in the United States. Please note that we are unable to provide sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
• To be eligible for employment at TSMC, candidates must successfully pass a background check and a drug screening. Please note, in compliance with Washington state regulations, the drug screen will not test for cannabis (marijuana) use.

This position operates on-site at our Camas, Washington location during core business hours, Monday through Friday 8 am – 5 pm; however, there may be occasions when additional hours are necessary to meet project demands.

At TSMC, your base pay is just one component of your comprehensive compensation package. For new hires in this position, the starting salary typically ranges between $88,672.00 and $ per year. The full salary range for this Job Grade extends from $88,672.00 - $ depending on factors such as skills, qualifications, education, experience, tenure, and position level.…