Quality Engineer

Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, United States Full time
Quality

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About this opportunity

Work Your Magic with us!  Start your next chapter and join EMD Electronics.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Everything we do in EMD Electronics is to help us deliver on our purpose of being the company behind the companies, advancing digital living. We are dedicated to being the trusted supplier of high-tech materials, services and specialty chemicals for the electronics, automotive and cosmetics industries. We foster a global collaborative organization made up of individuals who have the passion to win, obsess about the customer, are relentlessly curious and act with urgency. Together, we push the boundaries of science to make more possible for our customers.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role:

 

The Quality Engineer will drive quality excellence through statistical process control and data analytics, ensuring world-class outcomes for materials delivered to major semiconductor customers globally. In this role, you will apply statistical methods and process data, from SPC reviews to multivariate analysis, to identify variation, uncover root causes, and guide cross-functional teams toward data-driven corrective and preventive actions. As the voice of the customer, you will partner with the Site Quality Manager to advance quality performance, leveraging automation and data digitization initiatives to accelerate decision-making and drive continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

Own statistical process control (SPC) across Hometown operations, build, review, and refine SPC systems to detect variation early, drive root-cause analysis, and guide data-backed corrective and preventative actions

Apply statistical methods (t-tests, ANOVA, single and multivariate modeling) to analyze process data, identify variation sources, and translate findings into actionable quality improvements

Lead cross-functional teams in resolving issues using data-driven root cause investigations and CAPA implementation

Design and enable automation and data digitization initiatives that accelerate decision-making and improve visibility into process variables and emerging issues

Serve as a key voting member for material disposition decisions, using statistical and process data to identify systemic gaps and implement controls that reduce variation

Act as the voice of the customer to the site, ensuring quality metrics and process data reflect customer requirements

Lead and support audits of site processing and quality systems, incorporating statistical evidence of process control

Contribute to global quality initiatives through Lean, Six Sigma, and other data-driven process optimization projects

Lead teams in the execution and quality of all EMD materials delivered to major semiconductor customers globally

Location: Tamaqua Pennsylvania -working 3 days in office

Travel: up to 5% domestically

Who You Are:

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or mathematics or a very similar technical discipline

5+ years of experience in chemical manufacturing, process engineering, control engineering, analytical chemistry, or semiconductor fabrication

OR

Master's degree in engineering or mathematics or a very similar technical discipline

3+ years of experience in chemical manufacturing, process engineering, control engineering, analytical chemistry, or semiconductor fabrication

Preferred Qualifications:

 

Experience supporting quality initiatives in a semiconductor, chemical production, or similar manufacturing environment, with exposure to process control and statistical monitoring tools

Hands-on exposure to statistical process control or process data analysis

Moderate to advanced statistical knowledge (SPC, t-test, ANOVA, single and multivariate statistical modeling) this is a core requirement for the role

Proficiency with data science/statistical software including JMP, Palantir Foundry, Python, and/or visualization tools

Demonstrated experience with Lean and/or Six Sigma projects or data-driven process optimization

Experience with process improvement, data automation, and data digitization

Experience with quality problem-solving tools (5-Whys, segmentation, Model Based Problem Solving), FMEAs, continuous improvement activities, management of change, and document control systems

Demonstrated ability to motivate others and collaborate across internal stakeholder groups

Demonstrated success advancing projects, project teams, and process improvements

Excellent time management and organizational skills across multiple concurrent projects

Excellent oral and written communication skills, in English and ideally additional languages

Ability to work effectively across diverse backgrounds and cultures

Experience in the electronics industry, preferably semiconductors

Experience with ISO9001 Quality Management Systems

Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification

SAP experience

Pay Range for this position: $86,200-$129,200 year

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click  here .

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

Job details

Seniority
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Function
Quality
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, United States
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Quality role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 971 comparable Quality roles across 117 biopharma companies.

971Comparable roles tracked
889Currently active
117Companies hiring similar roles
49Countries represented

Salary context

201 of 971 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject $86,200/yr – $129,200/yr
Lowest disclosed · Technician-QC Laboratory · Lilly $13/hr – $29/hr (≈ $26,998–$60,507/yr)
Highest disclosed · AVP, External Quality · Merck $282,200/yr – $444,200/yr
Peer group range $43,753 – $363,200 (median $142,000)

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China55
Ireland55
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Japan42
Belgium36

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Manager162
Senior143
Associate Director46
Director42
Associate29
Principal19
Senior Director15
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc4
Executive/VP3

Therapeutic area mix

1 of 971 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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