Halo Industries
Quality Engineering Manager (Wafer)
Santa Clara, California, United States · Senior
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About the role
- As the Quality Engineering Manager, you will execute and champion Halo's production quality roadmap while refining our customer quality strategy.
- This role bridges advanced material physics, high-volume production, and rigorous compliance.
- Primary Responsibilities Customer Quality Strategy & Execution Voice of the Customer: Serve as quality liaison to our customers, translating diverse feedback from both production and qualification materials into internal continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Schedule, host, and manage comprehensive customer audits-with a strong emphasis on automotive deep-dives.
- Maintain absolute integrity over Certificates of Analysis (COA) and ensure continuous compliance with Customer Specific Requirements (CSRs).
- Own the strategic technical execution of the customer RMA process, driving complex root-cause investigations, documenting failure analysis, and initiating rapid resolution.
- Optimize, harden, and scale our Arena QMS platform to build a versatile Quality Management System capable of sustaining IATF 16949 compliance for automotive clients while maintaining agile, efficient pathways for non-automotive sectors.
- Preferred Qualifications Hands-on experience configuring, optimizing, or administering Arena PLM and Arena QMS modules to support rigorous configuration control.
Requirements
- Leadership & Customer Facing: 3+ years of formal management experience directly supervising quality engineering teams, combined with a proven track record of managing tier-1 customer quality interfaces.
- Compliance Competency: Deep working knowledge of ISO frameworks with a track record of driving audit readiness.
- Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Solid State Physics, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or other related technical discipline.
Nice to have
- Proven experience managing multiple compliance pipelines (e.g., standard industrial electronics alongside rigid automotive client requirements).
- Advanced proficiency in data-driven yield optimization tools (such as JMP or Minitab) and factory software systems (MES).
- Technical expertise in wide-bandgap semiconductor materials and wafering processes.
- We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented communities in STEM.
- If you meet most of the qualifications and are excited about this opportunity, we encourage you to apply.
Skills
- Core Tools & Problem Solving: Advance and mature the deployment of AIAG Core Tools (APQP, FMEA, MSA, SPC).
Compensation
- $195,000 - $215,000 Additional Information We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all team members feel valued and supported.
Benefits
- Plan Annual Bonus Plan eligible Short Term & Long Term Disability Base Salary:
Company info
- Founded in 2014 at Stanford University, Halo received significant funding in 2024, paving the way for rapid expansion, strategic customer engagement, and the launch of volume manufacturing.
- Serve as quality liaison to our customers, translating diverse feedback from both production and qualification materials into internal continuous improvement initiatives.
- $195,000 - $215,000 Additional Information We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all team members feel valued and supported.
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