(Sr.) Principal Power Module Quality Engineer (m/f/d)

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