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Customer Quality Engineer

Do you have experience within a complex semiconductor production environment? Do you have an eye for technical details while keeping in mind the bigger picture? Then our role as a Customer Quality Engineer might be the right fit for you.

Job description 

As a Customer Quality Engineer at SMART Photonics your role is to take responsibility for maintaining and enhancing SMART Photonics’ name-recognition as well as quality reputation from a customer’s viewpoint.

You will be in close collaboration with our Commercial and R&D team, to ensure that all customer quality requirements are understood, acknowledged, and agreed upon, both from the company’s as well as the customer side.

Role and responsibilities

• First line of defence in case of customer issues – make sure that the issues are understood, communicated from both sides, and that a solution process has started;
• Arranging, leading, and managing the 8D problem solving process (or similar method – DMAIC or DIDOV as needed) in the form of a well-structured project;
• Report curated findings to the customer, and detailed findings to SMART management, as well as periodically communicating the Lessons Learned to the entire company;
• Participate in all customer-related meetings including on-site meetings;
• Participate in product quality planning and control process based on customer’s specifications and requirements;
• Prepare and update all necessary quality reports as required by customers;
• Prepare and maintain product quality documentation based on ISO specifications.

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate has/is:

• A Master degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry or relevant fields;
• +10 years’ experience within a complex semiconductor, automotive, or aerospace production environment, as (quality) engineer;
• Preferably, experience in a foundry and/or in Photonics;
• Experience in customer interactions and how to nurture them;
• Green / Black belt and DfSS;
• A quality and continuous improvement mindset;
• Able and willing to travel to customers if needed;
• Very good listening skills, and is able to connect with people on multiple levels.

We offer   

• A diverse position with a wide scope – from yield defining to product introduction, from industrialization to 8D analysis and everything in between;
• SMART Photonics is located at the High-Tech Campus, Eindhoven, a place where the brightest minds come together to revolutionize technology and impact the world. This Campus offers various services, such as different restaurants, a supermarket, a hairdresser, and a gym, but also network events, for instance, Female Tech Heroes and Pub Quizzes.
• Our company has 160 colleagues and more than 35 different nationalities, which makes English our working language. We value all employees by providing support, guidance in personal growth, career development and a positive work-life balance. We drive change and suggest improvements: together, we bring innovation to life.
• We are proud of our company values: Costumer Obsession; Bias for Action; Team Work Spirit; Passion to Innovate; Trust in Each Other; Work SMART; Eye for Quality, Ownership and Continuous Improvement.

Does this sound like you? Then come join us in the Photonics revolution!

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