As (Sr.) Principal Quality Engineer for Power Modules (m/f/d), you will play a crucial role in driving and designing the quality management strategies, including the qualification approach and execution, for next-generation power module products on SiC and GaN technologies for industrial and automotive applications, collaborating with R&D and cross-functional teams across the entire product development lifecycle (development, manufacturing, quality, test, and applications).

This is your new job:

• Define the quality requirements for power modules to achieve a reliable and durable design till manufacturing
• Represent the Quality Management for Power Modules within the development team
• Correlate the failure mechanisms on power modules, equipped with SiC and GaN, with reliability measures to be implemented into the product quality
• Responsible to define the qualification approach of product developments for power module products
• Enable early identification and characterization of failure mechanisms and link to performance and lifetime limitations through simulation and predictive analytics
• Determining the effect of the different stress factors on the lifetime
• Setup a product lifetime estimation fitting customers application profile, derive pass/fail criteria
• Manage the concept of reliability tests with external partners
• Responsible for implementation of quality procedures & quality standards (Nexperia, JEDEC, AEC-Q, AQG 324 and customer specific) in the projects
• Serve as the primary support to customers on SiC/GaN power module issues and complain handling. Lead customer requests using structured problem-solving methods. Prepare and deliver customer-facing quality reports and presentations
• Manage failure analysis requests, coordinate cross-functional teams (design, reliability, manufacturing, test), and communicate findings clearly.
• Promote quality as value added to internal and external stakeholders
• Responsible to identify and address quality gaps in product creation process
• Define qualification requirements & support qualification of manufacturing processes
• Documentation and handling of data in analysis tools and evaluation wrt. Reliability, Yield, FMEA, Customer requests, etc.
• Activities to identify root causes for yield loss or other production problems as well as the implementation of containment and corrective actions
• Responsible for creation of the initial input for PCNs, review and issue, and support follow up activities

This is you:

• PhD or master’s degree, preferably in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in a similar position, experienced in power module technology and assembly processes preferred
• Knowledge in semiconductor physics as well as in semiconductor applications, preferably in the SiC / GaN domain
• Knowledge of international quality standards and policies e.g. AEC-Q101, AQG 324
• Familiar with measurement methods and equipment as well as device testing environments
• Familiar with standard software tools (e.g. Office), problem solving techniques
• High quality mindset
• Fluent spoken and written English skills
• Strong know how in statistical data analysis
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good team player and willingness to travel
• Assertiveness and demonstrated influencing skills
• Ability to create a trusted network within the organization
• Experience in resolving conflicts and disagreements among others
• Open mindset, which welcomes changes and views problems as opportunities