Advanced Quality Engineer (Photonics Solution)

Responsibilities

• Lead all product and process quality activities throughout NPI, project development, industrialization, and transition to mass production.

• Represent Quality in project teams and define, monitor, and achieve project quality objectives and metrics.

• Lead APQP/NPI Quality Planning and ensure timely completion of quality deliverables.

• Collaborate with R&D and technical teams on DFQ, DFM, and DFR, including FMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, and validation plans.

• Define and approve inspection, measurement, testing, gauges, AOI/AVI systems, and test fixtures.

• Ensure supplier, manufacturing process, and production readiness, including FAI/PPAP and process capability activities.

• Conduct or support system, process, and product audits to ensure process stability and compliance.

• Lead quality issue resolution using 8D, RCCA, DMAIC, and other structured problem-solving methods.

• Interface with customers on quality requirements, qualifications, issue resolution, documentation, and approvals.

• Drive continuous improvement and lessons learned throughout product development and industrialization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree / Master's Degree in Optical/Photonics, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.

• Minimum 7 years of quality or product engineering experience, including at least 3 years in NPI, Advanced Quality, or Product Quality roles.

• Experience in optics, electronics, semiconductor, photonics, precision, or other high-tech manufacturing is preferred.

• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001; IATF 16949 knowledge is an advantage.

• Good understanding of APQP, PFMEA/DFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, Process Validation, PPAP, or equivalent methodologies.

• Experience in product development, NPI, process transfer, manufacturing qualification, FAI, customer audits, and reliability validation.

• Strong problem-solving skills with experience in 8D, 5 Why, Fishbone, DOE, and statistical analysis.

• Strong cross-functional collaboration, communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Self-driven, analytical, and able to lead quality initiatives in a fast-paced global manufacturing environment.

• Willing to travel and manage a global team.

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