Applied Materials

Overview

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions for semiconductor and display manufacturing. The Ops Quality Engineer (E5) role focuses on quality management systems, welding process quality, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain weld shop QMS documentation.
• Create and manage quality manuals, inspection plans, control plans, process maps, and quality records.
• Ensure compliance with internal quality standards and industry requirements.
• Support audit readiness and corrective action closure activities.
• Establish document control and revision management processes.
• Support welding operations through process qualification and control.
• Review and maintain welding procedure specifications, procedure qualification records, and welder qualification records.
• Drive compliance to welding standards and special process requirements.
• Partner with manufacturing teams to improve process capability and reduce variation.
• Design and implement in-process quality checkpoints throughout fabrication.
• Develop inspection plans for incoming material verification, fit-up inspection, weld inspection, dimensional verification, and final acceptance inspections.
• Implement risk-based quality gates to prevent defect escapes.
• Utilize statistical methods and process monitoring techniques to improve process performance.
• Lead root cause investigations using structured problem-solving methods.
• Facilitate corrective and preventive actions.
• Reduce scrap, rework, and defect escapes through systematic improvements.
• Monitor and improve customer-facing quality metrics.
• Establish KPIs and dashboards focused on defect rates, scrap and rework, first pass yield, audit findings, and customer quality escapes.
• Support customer audits and quality reviews as needed.
• Participate in the development of quality training for weld shop personnel.
• Coach operators and supervisors on quality requirements and process controls.
• Promote a proactive quality culture focused on prevention versus detection.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations and quality systems.
• Experience supporting special process manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated success implementing quality systems within fabrication, machining, welding, or metal manufacturing operations.
• Ability to balance compliance requirements with operational efficiency.
• Experience establishing scalable quality processes in growing manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of customer quality expectations and audit requirements.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and influencing skills.
• Strong technical writing skills.

Additional Information

• Location: Austin, TX
• Full-time position
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
• Relocation Eligible: Yes