Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer

Luminus, Inc. is a leading company focused on developing and marketing wide bandgap solutions to help customers migrate from conventional technologies to long-life & energy-efficient compound semiconductors. Combining technology originated from MIT with innovation from Silicon Valley, Luminus offers a comprehensive range of photonics solutions for global lighting markets, high-output specialty solutions for performance-driven markets including consumer displays, entertainment lighting and medical applications as well as SiC and GaN power semiconductor materials and components to help customers create robust, efficient high power products. Luminus, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We foster a work environment that's inclusive as well as diverse and if you are looking for a place where you can grow, work hard, and have fun this is a GREAT opportunity to learn about the lighting technology world and be part of an exciting forward company! 

Job Summary: 

Luminus is looking for a self-motivated, automotive experienced and detail-oriented Sr Supplier Quality Engineer to manage the outsource manufacturing (CM) quality, customer issues and engage in the quality system and process improvement. He/she will primarily be owning the Philippines and Taiwan based contract manufacturing (CM) as well as coaching the global quality team to enhance their knowledge. As the company position for automotive business, he/she will assist the organization developing automotive based QMS, CM/supplier support models, engage into new product development, transfer, product/ process change control and overall IATF/VDA expected system.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all aspects of Quality including NPI Quality, Supplier Quality, Customer Quality, CM related process control & Quality Systems
• Establish effective culture and process control with CM to towards Zero-defects vision
• Lead in major product, process and manufacturing related issue resolution, apply 8D with ability to manage the disposition and risk assessment decision. .
• Work together with CM to host customer audit and manage customer complaints/enquiry.
• Establishes standards for the disposition of finished product by in depth failure mechanism understanding, evaluation tests, methods, and procedures.
• Creates product quality documentation system by writing and updating quality assurance procedures.
• Collaborates with other departments in the areas related to new product development, engineering designs and manufacturing changes, establish training method and involve in NPI control plans, DFMEA and PFMEA review.
• Implements effective in-process and post-process product inspection standards (including ORT).
• Drive continuous improvements to Luminus’ quality management systems and product quality by establishing and enforcing quality standards, methods and procedures in contract manufacturing factories throughout the product life cycle.

Qualifications for the Position:

• 5 years’ experience and direct knowledge in Semiconductor or/and LED product and packaging technology, tools and manufacturing process. Engage in high volume factory support from supplier quality, factory quality to customer issues management.
• Knowledge in LED/Semiconductor supplier selection, materials development, factory NPI and HVM sustaining process and system. Ability to apply and improve the SQE system, aligning to the IATF and VDA expectation.
• Posses’ wide knowledge in key defects, failure mechanism, key FA techniques and root cause hypothesis.
• Know the reliability stress purpose and usage model
• Excellent Leadership and inter-personal skills across functions and regions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and demonstrated customer facing experience
• Analytic skills
• Cross-functional collaboration skills
• Quality Assurance process skills
• Demonstrated experience with QA procedures needed to be successful in the Automotive industry, preferably > 5 years
• Knowledge of ISO9001/IATF standard and trained auditor of VDA6.3/6.5 Experience internal and CM factory audits
• Working knowledge of quality system requirements, especially for automotive OEM products

Critical Skill Needed for Malaysia Sr SQE Position

• Ability to communicate directly with Philippines and Taiwanese suppliers and customers. This includes reading, reviewing and responding to emails/reports.
• Work base in Penang, Malaysia with English and Chinese Mandarin speaking / writing are a MUST
• Ability to provide training to local and global team on topic related to QMS and quality knowhow.
• Excellent knowledge and experience in factory quality system, complex quality issue management, supplier quality management and customer handling skill
• Strong logical thinking to drive automotive risk based thinking approach risk assessment.
• Strategic & systemic thinking skill with ability to assist the Quality Department head in identify gaps, designing and developing the global quality organization