Principal Quality Assurance Engineer

Renesas Electronics is seeking a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer-AI who is responsible for ensuring quality and reliability performance of our products (including module, SiP), wherever they are designed, manufactured, and assembled, by performing best in class Product Qualification in accordance with international standards and customer requirements. The PQE is also responsible for Reliability Monitoring through ORT.

The PQE works cross-functionally with Design, Test, Manufacturing, Reliability Labs, FA Labs, and Customer/Supplier Quality to prevent defects, drive robust product quality and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Attend related Milestones Meetings starting at Design kick-off through to production transfer.
• Define, perform, and review Qualification (new products, second source, material changes, design changes, process changes, …) with focus on AI Module products.
• Define, evaluate, and implement suitable stress tests for related product/module applications.
• Ensure product compliance with internal specifications, customer requirements, and applicable standards (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949, IEC, JEDEC, etc.).
• Communicate qualification plans and data with customer (Silicon, Package and Board Level).
• Participate in risk assessments (e.g., DFMEA) and ensure mitigation actions are implemented and validated.
• Review qualification test results, assess risks, and provide quality approval for production release or change management.
• Generate and publish qualification reports.
• Handling of the resolution for qualification related issues in a timely manner.
• Coordinate failure analysis for qualification failures using electrical, mechanical, or materials analysis techniques.
• Define and implement measures jointly with related teams to achieve high product robustness.
• Highlight in timely manner potential criticalities and risks on the success of qualifications.
• Ensure lessons learned from product quality issues are systematically fed back into design and process improvements.

• Qualification achievement in terms of timing, quality, and costs.
• Overall Product Quality achievement alignment to Division KPIs.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in a Quality Engineer or Reliability Engineer role.
• Good understanding of semiconductor industry and in semiconductor modules including SPS for AI/data center application.
• Good understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes (wafer fab, assembly – both IC and module - test).
• Strong knowledge on industry quality, reliability standards, and qualification methodologies (i.e. modules, SiP).
• Experience with failure analysis workflows and quality tools (FMEA, 8D, root cause analysis).
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving mindset.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams.
• Customer-focused, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Comfortable working in a global, multicultural environment.
• Written and verbal English is mandatory.
• Flexible to undertake international travel at short notice.
• Self-motivated and business service minded.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communications skills.

This is an ITAR role - the candidate must be aU.S. citizen or U.S. Person.

Renesas Electronics deals with dual-use technology that is subject to U.S. export controls regulations. Under these regulations it may be necessary for Renesas to obtain U.S. government export license prior to release of technology to certain persons. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.

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