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Product Quality Engineer, Display/Component - Japan

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Minato, Tokyo-to, JapanFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Product Quality Engineer (PQE) supporting end-to-end quality management from components to modules across supplier and manufacturing interfaces, focused on displays and display-related components. Based in Japan, acting as the factory quality expert to drive process capability, yield targets, and ramp readiness for mass production through cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a lead engineer to drive overall quality system development and quality control tool development, ensuring the delivery of scalable products
  • Review product/process design documentation and specifications to ensure alignment with process capability and yield targets
  • Present timely, concise reports and plans regarding product yield performance and specification convergence status; Drive failure analysis, corrective action implementation plans, and yield bridge to mass production
  • Review suppliers’ quality control flows, in-process quality control systems, and quality control plans for incoming components and outgoing products. Identify shortfalls and corrective actions to ensure compliance with design and yield targets
  • Work with supplier process and quality teams to map out process development exercises, secure resources, and expedite FA to improve yields and meet schedules in line with program goals
  • Assess suppliers’ production readiness to support build events and production ramp-ups. Identify potential execution issues and provide recommendations to mitigate risks
  • Ensure processes and suppliers are performing as expected during production ramps, addressing critical issues immediately
  • Monitor suppliers’ process performance and yield loss at different process nodes periodically to prevent quality issues

Qualifications

  • End-to-end display/component quality management experience required
  • Proven experience in leveraging AI and machine learning for advanced data analysis and generating actionable insights
  • Understanding of, and skill and experience in, smart manufacturing AI tools
  • Hands-on experience in electrical, chemical, and optical analysis for display/component quality improvement
  • Fluency in English is mandatory
  • BS or MS degree in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related field
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to concisely understand and communicate issues and lead cross-functional teams to solutions
  • Experience with external suppliers in program management
  • Background in displays, materials, and semiconductor processes
  • Knowledge of GenAI tool application
  • Knowledge of TFT, touch, electrical, and optical operations in display technology
  • In-depth experience in electrical and optical display failure analysis; knowledge of general analysis tools (e.g., FIB/SEM, CT, AFM, FTIR/Raman, spectrometer, TDR, etc.)
  • Ability to travel required (up to 50%)
  • Fluency in Japanese is preferred

Skills

Required:End-to-end display/component quality managementAI/ML for data analysisSmart manufacturing AI toolsElectrical/chemical/optical analysis for display qualityEnglish fluencyDisplay technology knowledge (TFT, touch, etc.)Failure analysis toolsTravel willingness
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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