Senior Quality Engineer

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, 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 75 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. Click here to view our facilities. 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.

Senior Quality Engineer

The Quality Engineer – Senior will be responsible for direct tactical support of the businesses supporting the Diode and MMIC Business Units. The scope will involve Quality support as noted below for these products with respect to commercial and program related revenue. Additional contributions to the site quality system and continuous improvement initiatives will also be required.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide Quality support for customer and internal related functions including customer specification reviews, Source Inspections, customer returns, root cause analysis, etc.
• From a Quality perspective, lead the review in collaboration with Operations and BU colleagues in analysis and tactical execution of requirements in manufacturing, testing, and inspections in compliance with customer and internal requirements, including ISO AS9100D levels for aerospace applications. Also, ability to learn and contribute to MACOM’s growing IATF 16949 Automotive Quality Management systems and related products.
• Provide guidance to Operations, BU and Quality colleagues on management and tactical support for any related business unit Quality issues. Interface with suppliers and subcontractors to ensure compliance with technical requirements and specifications.
• Knowledge of MIL-PRF-19500/38534/38535, MIL-STD-883/750/202, NASA-EEE-002, misc. JEDEC standards, and IPC-600 and 610 and other associated standards for Space and High Reliability applications is a positive.
• Support First Article Inspections to AS9102 requirements.
• Be capable of generating and presenting to domestic and international customers (internal and external) problems and actions taken through an 8D framework with supporting detail.
• Be a practitioner in control plans and FMEAs with the ability to guide institutional learning on these methods. Become an initiative-taking “change agent” within the Quality group.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

B.S./M.S. in Electrical Engineering or related technical field (or equivalent) with 5 years of component and/or semiconductor experience, specifically in support of customers in the high reliability Military/Aerospace oriented businesses or for components supporting Automotive end applications.

Understanding of semiconductor devices and components theory and manufacturing.

Working knowledge of Military/Aerospace and/or Automotive certifications with related requirements. Equivalent experience in support of related semiconductor components will be considered.

Ability to create, review and critique up to high reliability aerospace level screening test plans and manufacturing steps.

Working knowledge of statistical sampling plans used for inspection or test of components along with the ability to perform statistical data analysis on large data sets.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Well-practiced organization and planning skills

Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.

MS Office experience (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Project)

Statistical software experience (JMP, Minitab, etc.) a plus

Ability to collaborate with customer inspectors in support of Source inspections, customer requirements, etc.

Experience with Agile and/or SAP a plus.

Position resides in Lowell, Mass. Business travel

Due to ITAR regulations, only candidates who are U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status) will be considered for this position.

The Salary Range for this position is $87,000 - $132,000. Actual salary offered to candidates will depend on several factors, including but not limited to, work location, relevant candidates’ experience, education, and specific knowledge, skills, and abilities.

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.

Benefits: This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off.
• Professional development opportunities.