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Director, Fab Quality

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings
Lowell, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/23/2025

Company Overview :

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for DataCenter, Telecommunication and Industrial and Defense applications.Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and salesoffices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM is certified to theISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental managementstandard.

MACOM has more than 65 years of application expertise withmultiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assemblyand test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, andAsia. Click here to view our facilities. In addition, MACOM offers foundryservices that represents a key core competency within our business.

MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a saleschannel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized salesrepresentatives and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trainedacross all of our products to give our customers insights into our entireportfolio.

Director, Fab Quality

Job Purpose

The Director of Fab Qualitywill lead a team dedicated to driving continuous improvement in the quality andreliability of the products produced at MACOM's internal & externalsemiconductor wafer fabrication facilities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities :

  • Develop and direct the implementation of changes to Process Control, Quality Control and Quality Assurance procedures to improve product quality, reliability, yield and cost effectiveness.
  • Be a practitioner in Six Sigma tools & structured problem-solving and guide institutional learning on these methods.
  • Work with R&D and Fab Process Engineering teams to perform FMEA and establish quality checkpoints to drive towards zero-defects in production.
  • Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Reliability (DFR) practices in a stage-gate NPI process.
  • Lead failure investigation and corrective action for customer related failures and facilitate customer quality & reliability interactions.
  • Review incoming Foundry material from suppliers to assure compliance to technical requirements and specifications.
  • Member of Fab Change Review Board, reviewing and influencing decision making for any process changes.
  • Communicate quality issues to the MACOM leadership team with recommendations for improvements.
  • Act as a Lead Auditor in the Fab for IATF16949 Automotive and AS9100D Aerospace QMS certifications.

Qualifications :

  • More than 20 years' experience with increasing responsibility in Wafer Fab Quality Engineering.
  • Understanding and working knowledge of the key elements of :
  • Reliability Engineering and Qualification procedures (Telcordia, MIL_STD, JEDEC, IPC, etc.)
  • Manufacturing Statistical Process Control, (SPC, Process Capability, DOE).
  • Problem-solving methodology such as six-sigma Black Belt, 8D, or Global Problem Solving.
  • Experience in driving Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Reliability (DFR) in a stage-gate NPI process.
  • Leadership, assertiveness, ability to be a team player with positive attitude. Excellent communication and presentation skills (both written and verbal) are required.
  • MS in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science or Physics.
  • Due to ITAR regulations, candidate but be a US Person as defined by US Export Control.
  • Position resides in Lowell, MA but travel to other MACOM, supplier, or customer sites will be required.
  • EEO :

    MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverseworkforce. MACOM will not discriminateagainst any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, geneticinformation, veteran status, military service, marital status, or any othercategory protected under applicable law.

    Reasonable Accommodation :

    MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonableaccommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mentaldisabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonableaccommodation with respect to any part of the application process please call 1-978-656-2500 or email HR_Ops@MACOM.com. Provide your name, phonenumber and the position title and location in which you are interested, andnature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also workwith current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order toperform the essential functions of their jobs.

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