Principal Quality Assurance Engineer

About the role

Rambus is seeking a Principal Quality Assurance Engineer to join its Quality Assurance team in Taiwan or South Korea. In this senior position you will ensure product quality and process integrity across end‑to‑end chip manufacturing, working closely with manufacturing partners and internal stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Assure consistent quality controls across multiple manufacturing partners.
• Drive manufacturing quality through process and process‑control improvements.
• Monitor the effectiveness of PFMEA and Process Control plans.
• Coordinate 8D investigations with partners and drive corrective actions for customer or internal quality events.
• Define and standardize quality requirements for backend processes such as packing and labeling, including customer‑specific needs.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., JEDEC, EIA).
• Support risk assessment of non‑conforming products and supplier PCN submissions.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Minimum 8 years of semiconductor industry experience, with at least 5 years in process or quality engineering.
• Experience in semiconductor foundry or OSAT environments is preferred.
• Working knowledge of JEDEC, EIA, and related industry standards.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, verbal and written communication skills.

Required skills

• PFMEA
• Process Control
• JEDEC standards
• EIA standards
• 8D problem‑solving methodology
• Risk assessment of non‑conforming products

What we offer

• Hybrid work environment with at least three days onsite per week.
• Opportunity to work with leading engineers on cutting‑edge silicon IP.