Quality Control Engineer

The Quality Control Engineer is responsible for ensuring that products and manufacturing processes meet required quality standards. This role involves monitoring in‑process quality, performing data analysis, managing change processes, supporting audits, driving continuous improvement to enhance product reliability and manufacturing efficiency, ensures that new product introduction builds meet all quality and reliability requirements before mass production.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish, monitor, and drive improvement of critical product and process quality metrics (yield, defect rates, Cp/Cpk, and reliability).
• Develop, implement, and maintain Control Plans, PFMEA, risk assessments and product/process qualification activities to ensure stable and compliant manufacturing processes.
• Drive cross-functional issue resolution with Process, Equipment, and Operations teams, leading root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions using structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 8D, Fishbone, 5-Why).
• Support customer quality requirements, including audits, documentation control, and technical discussions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable industry and customer quality standards (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, customer-specific requirements) and continuously improve quality processes, lessons learned, and best practices.

• Bachelor Degree in Chemistry, Engineering or Applied Science.
• Minimum 1-2 years of relevant working experience
• Experience in quality, process, or manufacturing engineering within the semiconductor industry.• Plating process experience or chemical background are advantages.

• Formal quality-related training or certification is an advantage:• ISO 9001 / IATF 16949 / VDA 6.3
• Core Tools (APQP, PFMEA, Control Plan, MSA, SPC)

Soft Skills

• Strong coordination and communication with cross‑functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work under pressure.
• Detail‑oriented with good documentation discipline.

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.

 

With a diverse team of over 21,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’     

 

At Renesas, you can: 

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.  

• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure. 

• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.    

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?  

Join Renesas. Let’s Shape the Future together.  

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.

We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.