Senior Engineer, Wafer Foundry Quality

Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion. Reporting to Quality Manager, you will be responsible for being the wafer foundries’ key contact and interface for all quality-related aspects. You will manage wafer foundries’ quality and compliance processes, cultivate operational excellence, and partner with internal teams to focus on process design, data analytics, and continuous improvement. About the job: 25%: Manage and monitor wafer foundry quality metrics, proactively drive continuous improvement to reduce quality incidents. 25%: Act as key liaison to address quality incidents, lead root cause analysis and deliver effective solutions using structured problem-solving tools. 20%: Manage wafer foundries’ quality program and auditing process, develop and distribute standardized reports to ensure compliance with LFOS and procedures. 20%: Provide feedback to wafer foundries regarding Littelfuse and customers’ quality standards and expectations. 10%: Lead regular quality calibrations to ensure consistency and continuity across wafer foundries’ network. About you: Engineering degree required (Semiconductor Technology, Microelectronics, Electronics, Automation, Mechanical, Electrical preferred). 7 years of experience in Quality, Process, Process Integration, or Engineering in a wafer fab environment. Knowledge of wafer fab production, WAT/PCM, product engineering, and quality requirements (8D, MRB, qualification release, change management). Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; proficient in quality tools (control charts, Pareto, FMEA, etc.). Familiar with ISO9000 / IATF16949 / VDA; automotive experience is a plus. Experience in safe launch procedures and product/process transfer. Proficient in MS Office; excellent communication skills in English (other languages a plus). Team-oriented, able to work under pressure, in multicultural environments, across time zones. Willing to travel extensively (approx. 25% in Mainland China, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Korea). Our humble roots date back to 1927, where, in the back of a garage on Chicago’s northside, our founder, Edward Sundt, developed a small, fast-acting, protective fuse for use in sensitive test meters. Sundt wanted to call his new company producing these small fuses, “Little Fuse,” but wasn’t allowed to trademark two such common words. So, instead he went with the one-word, misspelled “Littelfuse.” For more than 95 years, Littelfuse has pioneered innovative products that help empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. With the ever-evolving electrification and electronification of customer applications, our product technologies are closely linked to sustainable applications such as electric vehicles and EV charging infrastructure, renewable energy and energy storage, factory automation, power management and more. Throughout our history, our people have been the foundation of our success — and that remains true today. Now more than ever, our bright and talented people are a strategic advantage for the company. From the production line to the engineering lab, the office or distribution center, Littelfuse people are an important part of a diverse, talented team of the best and brightest in the industry. While Littelfuse has experienced tremendous growth in recent years, we still maintain a small-company, entrepreneurial approach where your efforts will drive our culture, our business, and the overall success of the organization. No matter where you work or what you do, your contributions will make a difference at Littelfuse — everywhere, every day. Littelfuse is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, and/or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.