Quality Engineer – Outgoing Quality Assurance (OQA) (m/f/d)

About us European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) is a joint venture between four technology leaders, TSMC, Bosch, Infineon and NXP, to establish a state-of-the-art semiconductor fab in the heart of Europe. ESMC represents our shared commitment to strengthening the European semiconductor ecosystem. For our future Fab in Dresden, we are looking for a highly motivated and dedicated: Quality and Reliability Engineer (m/f/d) Are you ready to be the ultimate gatekeeper of quality for Europe’s newest, most advanced semiconductor facility? As a Quality Engineer (m/f/d) in Outgoing Quality Assurance (OQA) at ESMC, you will be responsible for ensuring our products meet the highest standards before they reach our customers. *Starting from January 2027* and based in Dresden, you will lead the establishment of our local OQA site operations, develop automation workflows, and manage advanced inline inspection tools and testing recipes. By combining hands-on technical defect analysis with big data analytics, you will collaborate closely with the fab manufacturing teams to minimize defect rates and mitigate quality risks in a dynamic greenfield environment! Tasks Establish OQA Operations: Play a key role in setting up the local outgoing quality department, establishing workflows, and deploying automated quality systems from the ground up. Tool & Recipe Ownership: Oversee the release, maintenance, calibration, and recipe development for inline inspection tools to ensure precise measurement capabilities. Quality Change Control: Manage and sign off on process change control procedures to ensure engineering modifications do not impact outgoing product quality. Defect & Root-Cause Analysis: Investigate product defects, perform failure analysis, and trace root causes to prevent recurrence. Risk Assessment: Conduct structural quality risk assessments and implement robust containment actions in cooperation with fab modules. Continuous Improvement & Big Data: Lead OQA yield and quality improvement projects utilizing advanced big data analytics and statistical methods. Profile Must-Have: Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Materials Engineering, Physics, Quality/Reliability, or a related science/engineering field. Experience: 0 to 3 years of hands-on professional experience within semiconductor manufacturing, quality and reliability engineering, process integration, yield, or packaging/bumping/assembly. Technical Knowledge: Initial experience with defect density inspection tools, recipe creation, failure analysis methods, or statistical process control (SPC). Languages: Fluent in written and spoken English. Personal Attributes: Highly motivated with strong ownership, resilience under pressure, and a proactive, collaborative approach to solving complex problems. Nice-to-Have: Familiarity with big data analysis software, scripting languages, or statistical tools (e.g., JMP, SQL, or Python). Basic conversational communication skills in German and/or Mandarin We offer Every journey begins with the first step. Joining ESMC at this early stage offers you the unique opportunity to actively shape the future of the plant in Dresden, advance your career and prove your true potential. Joining ESMC at this early stage offers you the unique opportunity to actively shape the future of the plant in Dresden, advance your career and prove your true potential. You will work in a fast-paced, international start-up environment while having access to the experience, talent and resources of the largest and most advanced semiconductor manufacturer in the world, TSMC. You will have ample opportunity to learn more about TSMC operations, digital transformation and various advanced topics related to equipment worldwide, both in Taiwan and at other locations around the world. You will work in a fast-paced, international start-up environment while having access to the experience, talent and resources of the largest and most advanced semiconductor manufacturer in the world, TSMC. You will have ample opportunity to learn more about TSMC operations, digital transformation and various advanced topics related to equipment worldwide, both in Taiwan and at other locations around the world. It is the policy of ESMC to provide all people with equal employment opportunities (EEO), regardless of age, race, ethnic and national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, belief, gender, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status in relation to public assistance, veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws. Additional contact details Please apply with your English CV.