Senior Manager Supplier Quality Engineering (f/m/div)

Overview

#WeAreIn for jobs that impact everyone's life. Build the tech that powers dreams: one atom, one machine, one masterpiece at a time. As a Senior Manager Supplier Quality Engineering on our Manufacturing and Operations team, find yourself in a high-tech world where silicon wafers evolve into cutting-edge products. In our advanced cleanroom environment, every detail counts, and your expertise will help shape the future, one innovation at a time. Are you in?

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Global Grade: GG13

Responsibilities

• Drive foundry supplier quality stability and Cpk improvement through SPC, 8D problem-solving, and Continuous Improvement Plans (CIP)
• Review and monitor foundry quality performance indicators, defining continuous improvement actions and KPIs in collaboration with internal stakeholders
• Lead MRB root-cause investigations and act as disposition owner for non-conforming materials across the supply chain
• Interface with Infineon Reliability and Quality teams to define and execute reliability monitoring plans
• Serve as final quality gatekeeper for foundry process and change reviews
• Participate in supplier surveillance (VDA 6.3) and end-customer audits
• Collaborate with global cross-functional teams and maintain strong alignment with Infineon Business Units (BUs)
• Coordinate end-customer complaints and returns, ensuring effective read-across / lessons-learned deployment
• Monitor quality performance in NPI and technology transfer projects, supporting product qualification activities

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Physics, Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, Process Integration, Product Engineering, or Customer Service Engineering, with hands-on exposure to front-end wafer fabrication and/or foundry supplier quality management. Quality leadership experience, particularly in the automotive semiconductor industry, is a strong plus.
• Strong analytical and systematic thinking, with advanced knowledge of statistical analysis and core quality methodologies and tools (SPC, FMEA, Six Sigma, 8D), and proven structured problem-solving skills.
• Deep functional knowledge of wafer manufacturing processes and related quality controls.
• Strong English communication skills (advanced proficiency preferred); additional languages are an advantage.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and detail-oriented, with a data-driven, continuous improvement mindset and the ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills, with demonstrated effectiveness in global cross-functional collaboration, task ownership, and team-oriented execution.
• Ability to clearly present technical information and confidently engage with management, customers, and engineering teams.
• Willingness to travel as required

Contact

Felix Krackau

Company and Inclusion

#WeAreIn for driving decarbonization and digitalization. As a global leader in semiconductor solutions in power systems and IoT, Infineon enables game-changing solutions for green and efficient energy, clean and safe mobility, as well as smart and secure IoT. We embrace diversity and inclusion, and welcome everyone for who they are. We offer a working environment characterized by trust, openness, respect and tolerance and are committed to give all applicants and employees equal opportunities. We base our recruiting decisions on the applicant’s experience and skills. Learn more about our various contact channels. We look forward to receiving your resume, even if you do not entirely meet all the requirements of the job posting. Please let your recruiter know if they need to pay special attention to something in order to enable your participation in the interview process. Click here for more information about Diversity & Inclusion at Infineon.