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Director of Quality and Reliability - Manufacturing
$215k-258k (estimate)
Full Time | Durable Manufacturing
2 Weeks Ago
Ayar Labs is Hiring a Director of Quality and Reliability - Manufacturing Near San Jose, CA
Director of Quality and Reliability
Location: This position is based at our headquarters in San Jose with occasional travel to supplier sites and customer facilities as needed.
The Director of Quality and Reliability will play a pivotal role in establishing and maintaining world-class quality and reliability standards tailored to the unique challenges of photonics, laser, and semiconductor packaging technologies. This position requires a seasoned professional with extensive experience in quality assurance, reliability engineering, and semiconductor manufacturing, coupled with strong leadership skills to drive excellence across the organization.
Essential Functions:
Quality and Reliability Strategy:
Location: This position is based at our headquarters in San Jose with occasional travel to supplier sites and customer facilities as needed.
The Director of Quality and Reliability will play a pivotal role in establishing and maintaining world-class quality and reliability standards tailored to the unique challenges of photonics, laser, and semiconductor packaging technologies. This position requires a seasoned professional with extensive experience in quality assurance, reliability engineering, and semiconductor manufacturing, coupled with strong leadership skills to drive excellence across the organization.
Essential Functions:
Quality and Reliability Strategy:
- Develop and implement a comprehensive quality and reliability strategy aligned with business objectives, customer expectations, and industry standards.
- Define quality and reliability goals, metrics, and KPIs to measure performance and drive continuous improvement in product quality, reliability, and performance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate quality and reliability considerations into product design, development, and manufacturing processes.
Quality and Reliability Management Systems (QMS):
- Establish and maintain robust quality and reliability management systems compliant with relevant industry standards and regulations (e.g., ISO 9001, ISO 13485, AS9100).
- Lead the development and implementation of quality and reliability policies, procedures, and documentation across the organization.
- Conduct regular audits and assessments to ensure adherence to QMS requirements and drive corrective actions as needed.
Supplier Quality and Reliability Management:
- Define and enforce supplier quality and reliability requirements and standards, with a focus on semiconductor packaging materials and photonics components.
- Establish strong relationships with key suppliers and collaborate to improve quality, reliability, and performance of supplied materials and components.
- Conduct supplier audits and assessments to evaluate capabilities, identify risks, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Reliability Engineering and Testing:
- Develop and implement comprehensive reliability engineering methodologies and accelerated life testing (ALT) techniques for semiconductor devices, photonics components, and laser technologies.
- Lead reliability testing programs to assess product reliability under various operating conditions, including temperature, humidity, and mechanical stress.
- Analyze reliability test data and failure modes to identify potential failure mechanisms and drive design improvements and reliability enhancements.
Continuous Improvement:
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement by promoting quality and reliability awareness, training, and collaboration throughout the organization.
- Champion initiatives to streamline processes, reduce waste, and enhance overall efficiency and effectiveness in quality and reliability management.
- Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory requirements to drive innovation and maintain competitiveness.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in quality assurance, reliability engineering, and semiconductor manufacturing within the photonics and laser industries, with a focus on semiconductor packaging.
- Proven track record of developing and implementing effective quality and reliability management systems and processes.
- Strong understanding of industry standards and regulatory requirements applicable to semiconductor and photonics products.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and collaborate at all levels of the organization.
Preferred Qualifications
Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), Six Sigma Black Belt, or equivalent certifications are desirable.
Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), Six Sigma Black Belt, or equivalent certifications are desirable.
Pay range: $190K to $240K
NOTE TO RECRUITERS:
Principals only. We are not accepting resumes from recruiters for this position. Remuneration for recruiting activities is only applicable subject to a signed and executed agreement between the parties. Please don’t send candidates to Ayar Labs, and do not contact our managers.
About Ayar Labs:
At Ayar Labs we’re about to revolutionize computing by moving data with light. We’re unleashing processing power for artificial intelligence, high performance computing, cloud and telecommunications by removing the bottlenecks created by today’s electrical I/O - making it possible to continue scaling computing system performance. Ayar Labs is the first to deliver an optical I/O solution that combines in-package optical I/O chiplets and multi-wavelength remote light sources to replace traditional electrical I/O. This silicon photonics-based I/O solution enables chips to communicate with each other from millimeters to kilometers, to deliver orders of magnitude improvements in latency, bandwidth density, and power consumption.
With our strong collaborations with industry leaders and government, our deep ties to MIT and UC Berkeley, and our commitment to hiring the best engineers in photonics and electronics, joining our team gives you the opportunity to collaborate with renowned experts on challenging, paradigm-shifting work.
We are passionate about delivering in-package optical I/O at scale, leveraging the strength of our patent portfolio and our team of leading interdisciplinary experts. We believe that deep cross-collaboration between teams facilitated by honest, open debate is the best way to drive innovation and achieve big wins. Join our team and experience the possibilities.
Resources:
With our strong collaborations with industry leaders and government, our deep ties to MIT and UC Berkeley, and our commitment to hiring the best engineers in photonics and electronics, joining our team gives you the opportunity to collaborate with renowned experts on challenging, paradigm-shifting work.
We are passionate about delivering in-package optical I/O at scale, leveraging the strength of our patent portfolio and our team of leading interdisciplinary experts. We believe that deep cross-collaboration between teams facilitated by honest, open debate is the best way to drive innovation and achieve big wins. Join our team and experience the possibilities.
Resources:
- Executives from Intel and GLOBALFOUNDRIES share their thoughts on Ayar Labs and the promise of in-package optical I/O (video)
- Ayar Labs in the News and Recent announcements
- LinkedIn and Twitter
Ayar Labs is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is strongly committed to all policies which will afford equal opportunity employment to all qualified persons without regard to age, national origin, race, ethnicity, creed, gender, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Durable Manufacturing
SALARY
$215k-258k (estimate)
POST DATE
04/25/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
06/24/2024
WEBSITE
ayarlabs.com
HEADQUARTERS
SANTA CLARA, CA
SIZE
25 - 50
FOUNDED
2015
CEO
CHARLIE WUISCHPARD
REVENUE
$10M - $50M
INDUSTRY
Durable Manufacturing
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About Ayar Labs
At Ayar Labs were about to revolutionize computing by moving data with light. Were unleashing processing power for artificial intelligence, high performance computing, aerospace and telecommunications by removing the bottlenecks created by todays electrical I/O -- making it possible to continue scaling computing system performance. Ayar Labs is the first to deliver in-package optical I/O chiplets, a new universal I/O solution that replaces traditional electrical I/O and enables chips to communicate with each other from millimeters to kilometers, to deliver orders of magnitude improvements in l...atency, bandwidth density, and power consumption.
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