Senior Quality Engineer

Description The Operations and Manufacturing team at Nova is looking for a Quality

• Manufacturing Engineer to perform manufacturing quality control and process development in conjunction with Production personnel, Engineers and Scientists to support our industry leading metrology equipment. The Quality
• Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for enforcing the quality of the company’s products (IQC/OQC) and documenting the company’s manufacturing process’ for semiconductor metrology capital equipment. Responsible for the Quality Confirmation processes, Work Instructions (WI), Best Known Method (BKM), and procedures in support of the production, service and usage of metrology products. Shall be involved in NPI for new products and modules and responsible for CIP of existing products.

Pay Range

130,000 - 160,000 (DOE) Nova provides insights into process control in the world’s most technologically advanced industry. We employ physics, mathematics, algorithms, software and hardware expertise to redefine the limits of what is possible in semiconductor manufacturing. We invite you to join our dreamers and winners and brilliant high- aimers who see impossible as the starting point to exciting challenges, and work together in multidisciplinary global teams to find answers.

We dive deep to extract unique insights and provide our customers and partners with crucial decision-making data. Each and every one of us helps redefine what people can achieve through technology. We simply do things differently. What about you? You’ll be joining the Material Metrology Division : Materials Metrology Division is a competitive and familial environment.

We work as a team, and individually, to drive the success of our business using our winning attitude!

Role Responsibilities What will you do as a Quality Manufacturing Engineer? Execute quality inspections, checks, audits and ensure the highest possible quality products. Perform and monitor IQC activities for components from our Suppliers. Perform and monitor OQC activities for products provided to our customers Provide tracking and documentation in response to customer failure events.

Provide final FA reports and corrective action. Respond to quality issues on an ongoing basis. Act as project manager for quality issues Collaborate with colleagues in quality and manufacturing engineering and manufacturing management roles. Provide real time technical support to the manufacturing group – especially in resolving issues around process’ and documentation.

Perform root-cause analysis and implement changes via ECO process Work with Manufacturing Engineering and Product Engineering to provide technical solutions (software, hardware, process) to improve the product design and performance – using technical problem-solving approaches. Coordinate audits (internal and external) and create documentation as evidence of compliance to QMS and ISO process’.

Develop systems and improvements to support QMS infrastructure. Prepare ISO documentation and presentations for direct management and senior management Pragmatic understanding of precision manufacturing process’, materials and measurement capabilities. Understanding of electronics, test fixtures and out-sourced sub-assembly documentation requirements.

Implement incremental design improvements to products. Perform appropriate test and validation and production implementation. Implement manufacturing WI and tooling needed to meet customer specifications and company targets. Implement technical specifications for critical manufacturing steps. Own Documentation Quality

• BOM accuracy, Drawings, WI. Drive ECR/ECO implementation and process improvements. Coordinate NPI and project management of related activities – working in cross-functional teams with R&D/Engineering/Manufacturing/Supply Chain/Quality. Follow PLC guidelines and participate in Gate Review process.

Requirements

BS or MS in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent. Minimum of 5 years Quality or Manufacturing Engineering experience in either semiconductor metrology or with ion/electron beam systems and/or high vacuum equipment used in semiconductor or similar capital equipment systems Experience with MS Word, Flare, Powerpoint, Acrobat, Photoshop – for creating documents Some experience with Solid.

Works, Autocad, Agile is helpful Experience with S2/S8, CE, Customer Compliance and QMS systems. Must possess strong troubleshooting skills in Mechanical and Electrical systems Exhibit proficient use computers, Windows operating systems, lab electronic measurement equipment; requires knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel) to perform job function and working knowledge Agile software is a plus Strong analytical/problem solving skills Get to know us better: Nova (NASDAQ: NVMI) is a global company and a leading provider of innovative metrology solutions for process control in semiconductor manufacturing.

With a team of ~1200 people in three R&D centers and 27 field offices, we bring insights into the world’s most advanced industry. We leverage multiple technology fields such as physics, optics, chemistry, and algorithms to develop hardware and software solutions that measure almost every advanced computer chip built in the world.

Nova dives deep into dimensions and layers at the atomic level to extract unique insights and provide our customers with crucial decision-making data, managing critical challenges by providing unique, differentiated solutions. Our outstanding people-focused and innovative culture means every person at Nova has the power to make an impact and significantly redefine what people can achieve through technology.

Join us if you are A dreamer and brilliant high aimer who sees the impossible as the starting point and loves working in a multidisciplinary global team to create innovative breakthroughs. If you need assistance due to a disability, you may contact us at talent@novami.com