Job Description
As a Foundry Quality Manager, you will serve as the technical authority responsible for ensuring quality compliance, managing systemic risks, and maintaining manufacturing stability across external semiconductor foundries. You will play a critical role in safeguarding product reliability, driving quality governance, and enabling the successful launch of new semiconductor technologies.
What You Will Do
Lead high-severity foundry quality escalations, driving root cause analysis (RCA) and ensuring sustainable corrective actions.
Govern Material Review Board (MRB) decisions, change management activities, and deviation approvals to maintain compliance and product quality.
Develop and implement programs that reduce repeat quality excursions and lower the cost of poor quality.
Act as the quality gatekeeper for new process developments, process transfers, and safe launch readiness during milestone review boards.
Analyze manufacturing data, yield performance, SPC metrics, and defect trends to identify systemic risks and improvement opportunities.
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including Operations, R&D, Supply Chain, and Business Groups to drive alignment and decision-making.
Influence global foundry quality strategy and continuously improve quality governance frameworks across the organization.
What You Will Need
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Science, or a related technical field.
Extensive experience in semiconductor front-end manufacturing, foundry operations, or supplier quality management.
Strong knowledge of quality management systems and standards such as ISO 9001, IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, and AIAG methodologies.
Experience with APQP, milestone governance, process qualification, and safe launch execution.
Advanced analytical skills with the ability to evaluate yield performance, SPC data, defect trends, and systemic manufacturing risks.
Proven ability to lead complex quality escalations and make sound decisions under uncertainty.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to drive alignment without direct authority.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical issues into clear recommendations for executive-level decision-making.
A systems-thinking mindset with the capability to shape long-term quality and foundry strategies.
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D&I Statement
As an equal-opportunity employer, Nexperia values diversity not just because it is the right thing to do but because diverse teams perform better. We are dedicated to being inclusive, and a proof point of this dedication is that we were the main partner of the very first Dutch Paralympic Team NL House during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all, and we consider all applicants fairly, as well as providing a safe work environment and reasonable adjustments where requested.
In addition, we offer our colleagues the possibility to join employee resource groups such as the Pride Network Group or global and local Women's groups. Nexperia is committed to increasing women in management positions to 30% by 2030.