Quality Control Engineer II

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY

Advanced Energy (Nasdaq: AEIS) is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions for mission-critical applications and processes. AE’s power solutions enable customer innovation in complex applications for a wide range of industries including semiconductor equipment, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, data center computing and healthcare. Advanced Energy has devoted four decades to perfecting power for its global customers and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

WHY BE A PART OF ADVANCED ENERGY?

Some people say it’s like working in the best of two worlds. We operate like an agile, growing, small company – you can see your work make a difference to the company every day. Things move quickly and you can see and feel it. At the same time, we’re a global company founded in 1981 and have been publicly traded for more than 28 years. We have a strong cash position, deep trust and partnership with leading customers, a global best-in-class operations capability, and a proven leadership team. We have a track record and resources to make things happen both organically and inorganically. Being part of a nimble company with a solid foundation attracts team members that are capable, driven and like a challenge. Our employees collaborate and know how to have fun inventing, working, building and winning together. At our core, we are Advanced Energy – powering the future, together.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Quality Control Engineer will be responsible for driving manufacturing quality performance through data analysis, corrective action implementation, process control, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role partners with cross-functional teams to support NPI and product transfer activities, resolve quality issues, ensure compliance with quality standards, and improve yield, reliability, and overall product quality.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Analyze quality data, initiate and follow up proactive corrective actions from other parties to improve quality performance continuously.
• Lead Yield/OATF and QIP meetings.
• Review Purging Notice, MRB, RMA, ECO, ePBR, LRS and WIS.
• Raise Stop Build/Ship Notice for in-process issues                                                                                                                                                     
• Follow up root-cause analysis and containment actions for problems released by "Hold Shipment Notice.
• To prepare regular quality reports (Yield/OATF) and other related reports                                                                                                                                          
• Work with QE in NPI for handover of NPI products to Masspro line. Review/revise quality plan and provide other required deliverables.                          
• Work with the transfer team for qualification of a transfer product from other sites.                                                                                                                        
• Monitor the transfer, build completion and generate report for the transfer qualification
•  Analyze burn-in test yield data continually to reduce the burn-in time of products released from PVT.
• Generate, maintain and submit required data on a regular basis for the TL9000 and/or other reports related to other certification bodies.                                             
• Corrective Action verification and effectiveness verification for line issues                                                                                                       

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering (Industrial, Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or related discipline).
• At least 3-5 years of experience in Quality Engineering or Manufacturing Quality, preferably in electronics, semiconductor, EMS, or high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of quality tools and methodologies including Root Cause Analysis (8D, 5 Why, Fishbone), CAPA, SPC, FMEA, MSA, and Continuous Improvement techniques.
• Experience supporting NPI, product transfer, and manufacturing operations, including process qualification, yield improvement, quality planning, and corrective action verification.
• Proficiency in data analysis and quality reporting, with the ability to interpret yield, reliability, and test data, prepare management reports, and drive actions to improve product quality and manufacturing performance.
• Preferably:
  • Knowledge of ISO 9001, TL9000, and other quality management systems.
  • Experience handling MRB, RMA, ECO, and non-conformance management processes.
  • Strong presentation and facilitation skills with experience leading quality review meetings.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel and statistical analysis skills.