Director, Fab Quality

Company: MACOM
Location: Lowell
Posted on: November 6, 2024

Job Description:

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for DataCenter, Telecommunication and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard.MACOM has more than 65 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs, and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represent a key core competency within our business.MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives, and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.Job PurposeThe Director of Fab Quality will lead a team dedicated to driving continuous improvement in the quality and reliability of the products produced at MACOM's internal & external semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities.Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and direct the implementation of changes to Process Control, Quality Control and Quality Assurance procedures to improve product quality, reliability, yield and cost effectiveness.
• Be a practitioner in Six Sigma tools & structured problem-solving and guide institutional learning on these methods.
• Work with R&D and Fab Process Engineering teams to perform FMEA and establish quality checkpoints to drive towards zero-defects in production.
• Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Reliability (DFR) practices in a stage-gate NPI process.
• Lead failure investigation and corrective action for customer related failures and facilitate customer quality & reliability interactions.
• Review incoming Foundry material from suppliers to assure compliance to technical requirements and specifications.
• Member of Fab Change Review Board, reviewing and influencing decision making for any process changes.
• Communicate quality issues to the MACOM leadership team with recommendations for improvements.
• Act as a Lead Auditor in the Fab for IATF16949 Automotive and AS9100D Aerospace QMS certifications.Qualifications:
  • More than 20 years' experience with increasing responsibility in Wafer Fab Quality Engineering.
  • Understanding and working knowledge of the key elements of Reliability Engineering and Qualification procedures (Telcordia, MIL_STD, JEDEC, IPC, etc.).
  • Manufacturing Statistical Process Control (SPC, Process Capability, DOE).
  • Problem-solving methodology such as six-sigma Black Belt, 8D, or Global Problem Solving.
  • Experience in driving Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Reliability (DFR) in a stage-gate NPI process.
  • Leadership, assertiveness, ability to be a team player with positive attitude. Excellent communication and presentation skills (both written and verbal) are required.
  • MS in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science or Physics.
  • Due to ITAR regulations, candidate must be a US Person as defined by US Export Control.
  • Position resides in Lowell, MA but travel to other MACOM, supplier, or customer sites will be required.EEO:MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, marital status, or any other category protected under applicable law.Reasonable Accommodation:MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process please call +1-978-656-2500 or email HR_Ops@MACOM.com. Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.All personal information MACOM gathers from job applicants is handled in accordance with its Privacy Policy. MACOM's Privacy Policy explains how and why we use your personal information and all of your Privacy Policy-related rights and how to exercise them.
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