Customer Quality Engineering Technician

The Customer Quality Engineer ing Technician is a critical role within REI’s Q uality organization. This role will have frequent direct contact with customers and are the first point of contact when product quality issues arise after shipment. This role will use a wide range of technical and logistic skills to get answers to potential Quality Issues.

Responsibilities

Helps c oordinate root cause identification, corrective actions, and preventive actions of product quality issues resulting from manufacturing processes (Assembly/Test Sites) or p repares failure analysis (8D) reports .

Represents quality regarding customer r eturns and making the necessary transactions in t he ERP system.

Part of the CQE org anization that a cts as a quality representative to external customers, responsible for continually improving the customer's valuation of the Q uality experienced from us with any product or service, beginning with new product development through product end-of-life.

Provides technical liaison with customers, failure analysis labs, factories , and suppliers, as well as frequent technical support of sales and marketing.

Supports customer inquiries through email and other organizational applications.

Frequently interacts with customers , functional managers , and engineers in all disciplines. These interactions often are about potential, real, or perceived customer quality or reliability concerns arising from technical, administrative , or logistical events.

A ddress es package-related quality and reliability issues at customers’ or REI assembly sites.

Serves as the QA Contact for distribution personnel on current processes and provides practical directions t o continually improve the distribution operation s

P erform s customer specification reviews and consolidates inputs from various other functions.

Participates in customer and supplier interface opportunities

P articipate s as a member of Continuous Improvement Teams

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Requires a degree in Electrical Engineering or 2 - 4 years of related experience in the areas of semiconductor manufacturing, product engineering, production control, packaging, and/or quality engineering.

Must be well -organized, self-directed, a self-starter, highly motivated, a proactive problem solver with the ability to get results without owning resources and possessing direct authority.

Experience in semiconductor manufacturing and qualification processes, as well as reliability procedures, semiconductor assembly/packaging, and testing.

Ability to work independently and within a team in a fast-paced, changing environment

Familiarity with JEDEC and AEC-Q100/Q101 as well as ISO 9001 standards.

Familiar and experienced with problem-solving methodologies such as 8D and 5WHYs .

Strong English communication skills – written and verbal – are needed as well as an ability to work comfortably across organizational boundaries to drive change and influence actions without direct authority .

At Rochester Electronics, we create an excellent employee experience focused on value, performance, motivation, recognition, and career growth. Many companies say their employees are their most important asset. At Rochester Electronics, we mean it!

Outstanding low-cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage, Rochester pays 92% of the premiums on behalf of its full-time employees

Paid time off, including vacation, sick, and holiday

Generous match 401K program

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible spending account

And so much more!

For the last 40 years, Rochester Electronics, in partnership with over 70 leading semiconductor manufacturers, has provided our valued customers with a continuous source of critical semiconductors. As an original manufacturer stocking distributor, Rochester has over 15 billion devices in stock encompassing more than 200,000-part numbers, providing the world’s most extensive range of end-of-life (EOL) and broadest range of active semiconductors. As a licensed semiconductor manufacturer, Rochester has manufactured over 20,000 device types. With over 12 billion die in stock, Rochester can manufacture over 70,000 device types.