Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead end-the-end quality activities of quality assurance and control.
• Independently manage complex quality issues and lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions. 
• Review and approve quality plans, PFMEA, Control Plans, inspection standards, and validation results. 
• Lead line qualification activities to ensure production readiness. 
• Establish and improve inspection methods, and quality-control systems. 
• Analyze quality trends, yield, DPPM, customer complaints, and cost-of-poor-quality data. 
• Lead cross-functional improvement projects to reduce defects, scrap, rework, and customer concerns. 
• Coordinate with Engineering, Production, SQE, and customers on critical quality issues. 
• Conduct and support internal, customer, and supplier audits. 
• Review and approve containment, material disposition, corrective-action, and risk-mitigation plans within assigned authority. 
• Provide technical direction, coaching, and mentoring to Associate Engineers, Inspectors, and production personnel. 
• Prepare management reports, dashboards, project updates, and recommendations for quality improvement. 
• Escalate significant quality risks and support management in quality-related decisions. 
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Education & Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering or its equivalents with at least 5 years of relevant work experience semiconductor or electronics / optoelectronics industry. 
   

Skills

• Knowledge of Quality Assurance and Control processes.
• Knowledge of NPI, line qualification, process validation, and production readiness.
• Proficiency in 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, FMEA, Control Plan, SPC, and CAPA.
• Ability to analyze quality data, defects, yield, DPPM, and process trends.
• Familiarity with audits, Gage R&R, process capability, and measurement-system analysis.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications, work instructions, and quality standards.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, coordination, and project-management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; knowledge of JMP, Minitab, or similar tools is an advantage.
• Ability to prepare technical reports and quality presentations.
• Demonstrates keen attention to detail, data-driven thinking, and effective decision-making.

• Demonstrates strong leadership and effective people-management skills.

   

Working Conditions

• This role is 100% onsite

   

Culture Commitment

Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome

Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work