NPI Quality Engineer for MMICs and PA modules

NPI Quality Engineer for MMICs and PA modules

Join Ampleon as an NPI Quality Engineer for MMICs and PA modules at our facilities in Toulouse, France or Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Founded in 2015, Ampleon brings nearly 60 years of RF Power leadership. We develop innovative GaN and LDMOS RF solutions for 5G, industrial, scientific, medical, broadcast, navigation and safety applications.

With a focus on high‑quality, high‑performance RF products, Ampleon serves customers worldwide, delivering manufacturing excellence and reliable supply chains.

Advancing society through RF. Join Ampleon!

Responsibilities

• Obtain, store, and maintain Customer Requirements and Quality Contracts.
• Define and execute qualification and reliability plans, including potential failure analysis for different technologies, product and process changes, and various applications.
• Investigate potential failure mechanisms, triggers to failure or failing conditions, and failure acceleration methods.
• Determine acceleration factors and define failure classifications (relevant/non‑relevant) based on data and failure analysis.
• Generate and update structural similarity rules used as references for reliability testing.
• Create qualification and reliability reports, either internally according to project plans or externally following customer requests.
• Develop and maintain a Reliability Monitoring plan to periodically verify the quality and reliability performance of final products.
• Ensure policies, processes, and procedures are aligned with customer requirements.
• Support the definition of Safe Launch/Line Stressing control plans during early production.
• Conduct reliability knowledge gathering (through experiments and literature).
• Initiate or support knowledge‑sharing activities.
• Stay up to date with innovative technical developments by following industry trends and interacting with leading universities and institutes.

Your Profile

• Master’s or PhD degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or Physics.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in MMIC and PA Module quality and reliability.
• Expert or strong knowledge of RF semiconductor design and manufacturing, including LDMOS, GaN, GaAs, MMICs, RF PA modules, and packaging technologies.
• Experience in reliability engineering, including a solid understanding of JEDEC/MIL‑STD standards and qualification planning.
• Familiar with wafer fab processes, module assembly, and RF test methods.
• Proficient in FMEA, 8D problem‑solving, and data analytics.
• Understanding of materials science, failure mechanisms, and physical failure analysis techniques.
• Experienced in statistical methodologies to analyze data and develop statistical models of reliability probability.
• Quality‑conscious, with strong knowledge of quality system standards.
• Able to work in and lead problem‑solving teams (Six Sigma and 8D approach).
• Creative, with a hands‑on mentality and a strong team spirit.
• A driven professional focused on results and time to market.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, for travel and activities such as conference calls across different time zones.
• Fluent in business English.

We offer you

• A position in an international environment with over 35 nationalities working in cross‑functional teams.
• A ‘flat’ organization: informal, hands‑on, flexible, and no‑nonsense.
• Competitive salary package and bonus program.
• A variety of inspiring events throughout the year, such as technical seminars, sports and other activities.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Quality Assurance

Industries

Semiconductors

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