Product Quality & Reliability Engineer IV E4

Position: Product Quality & Reliability Engineer IV - (E4)
Who We Are Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry.

The work we do together advances the world’s technology.

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Job Summary As a Product Quality and Reliability Engineer you will part of Semiconductor Products Group (SPG) Quality group supporting Imaging and Process Control (IPC) Business Unit. You will be part of (or lead as appropriate) Quality and Reliability Engineering projects in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment, and work with development engineers to ensure proliferation of Design For Reliability (DFR) methods into our stream of new product developments.

You will complete the reliability analysis for new products and plan the reliability validation tests. You will also ensure sufficient definition and implementation of AMAT quality controls at the supplier and AMAT manufacturing centers.

Major Responsibilities Evaluates, from a reliability standpoint, the materials, properties and techniques used in design and manufacturing by AMAT and AMAT's suppliers.

Analyzes non-conformance and failure rate data using advanced business analytics to focus and prioritize the Q&R projects and prepare management reports.

Reviews Engineering Change Requests for their impact on Quality and Reliability (Q&R). Develops, applies, revises, maintains and/ or tests quality/reliability standards to ensure alignment with customer expectations.

Designs and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the quality/ reliability of components and assemblies for IPC products.  Develops, implements quality/ reliability test plans and performs failure analysis. Drives 8D and FA projects towards successful implementation of solutions.

Perform FMECA, document CRAMS (component reliability) and work with suppliers and design engineers to enable CRAMS test plans.

Reliability modeling and development of ERAMS (equipment reliability) test plan Develops methods and parameters and/or project proposals that demonstrate/validate performance of the designs.

Work with high tech Optics/PCB suppliers to define/lock the manufacturing process (PQP)
Ability to create a reliability growth models that shows how we can/will build up the reliability of the system.

You will be asked to present where we are on the reliability growth curve at any point in time

May be asked to coach, mentor and/or conduct training for targeted organizations on quality & reliability process

Key Competencies Prefer Knowledge and Experience in LEDs, Lasers, PCB, and Board Assembly and other Electronics Assembly Knowledge, Experience in Optics and software is a plus Prefer Experience and Knowledge in Lithography and optical metrology as related to the…