QA Engineer, Sr I

Job Description and Requirements

Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Synopsys is the industry leader in providing cutting edge emulation, simulation and prototyping hardware and software solutions. These solutions are provided to chip manufacturing companies who are engineering next generation chip development from design to silicon. Synopsys provides superior quality along with best-in-class customer service and support. We are looking for responsive, dedicated individuals to help support our Operations team.

Job Description:

This Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer will play a key role in managing our manufacturing process with our global CM locations. The Sr. Manufacturing Quality Engineer monitors and tests the quality of Synopsys products during all product life cycle phases typically beginning with product development to volume production. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with standards, identifying issues, recommending solutions, and creating quality documentation. The Sr. Manufacturing Quality Engineer works with contract manufacturers (CM’s) and component suppliers to resolve quality problems through a root cause analysis methodology (8D). The methodologies include statistical data analysis to evaluate quality problems and implement corrective actions. The Sr. Quality Engineer also partners with the Manufacturing Operations Team, CMs, and with Component Suppliers to do PFMEA analysis, process improvements and Lean Manufacturing Assessments. Also responsible for conducting supplier surveys and audits. Additional activities will include the creation and management of KPI’s and other metrics which will need to be reported on a regular basis. This individual will need to work cross-functionally with other team members, will need to manage changes in priorities and execute plans in a high-tech, highly energized, team-oriented environment.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Determines quality improvement parameters by identifying statistical methods relevant to manufacturing processes.
• Analyzes data by completing hypothesis, normal distribution, and process capability analysis tests.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data; and making recommendations.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, participating in professional societies.
• Ensures products adhere to company and industry quality standards.
• Assist CM production assembly with prototype builds from Surface Mount, wave, post solder ops, chassis assembly and QC.
• Determines quality improvement parameters by identifying statistical methods relevant to manufacturing processes.
• Analyzes data by completing hypothesis, normal distribution, and process capability analysis tests.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data; and making recommendations.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, participating in professional societies.
• Ensures products adhere to company and industry quality standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, (Quality, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic Engineering) or Mathematics/Statistics. Or equivalent experience.
• Requires a minimum of 5+ years of related experience.
• ASQ Certification
• Experience with the manufacture of complex electronics products (large electronic systems).
• Knowledge of product and industrial standards such as IPC610.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma and TQM.
• Ability to drive and resolve complex problems collaborating and working with manufacturing operations and product engineering teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

ABOUT US

At Synopsys, we’re at the heart of the innovations that change the way we work and play. Self-driving cars. Artificial Intelligence. The cloud. 5G. The Internet of Things. These breakthroughs are ushering in the Era of Smart Everything. And we’re powering it all with the world’s most advanced technologies for chip design and software security. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you.

Our Silicon Design & Verification business is all about building high-performance silicon chips—faster. We’re the world’s leading provider of solutions for designing and verifying advanced silicon chips. And we design the next-generation processes and models needed to manufacture those chips. We enable our customers to optimize chips for power, cost, and performance—eliminating months off their project schedules.

Inclusion and Diversity are important to us. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military veteran status, or disability.

The base salary range across the U.S. for this role is between $97,000-$169,000. In addition, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request.

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Job Category

Engineering

Country

United States

Job Subcategory

Quality Assurance

Hire Type

Employee

Base Salary Range

$97,000-$169,000.