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Quality Inspections Leader: Yield Intelligence
X-FAB · Lubbock, TX · Posted 101 days ago
Quality Inspections (QI) Manager TX - Lubbock, TX 79415
Overview Level Experienced Job Shift Day Education Level 4 Year Degree
Description Quality Inspections (QI) Manager Position Summary The Quality Inspections (QI) Manager is responsible for leading X-FAB's inline inspection and outgoing quality assurance strategy to protect product performance, improve yield, and strengthen customer confidence. This position transforms inspection data into actionable intelligence by integrating defect inspection, electrical correlation, yield analysis, risk-based sampling, and continuous improvement. The QI Manager leads a team of engineers and technicians while partnering closely with Product Integration, Yield Enhancement, Test Engineering, Manufacturing, and Process Engineering to identify, prioritize, and eliminate the defects that matter most.
Key Responsibilities Leadership & Team Development
Lead, mentor, and develop the Quality Inspections organization.
Establish a culture of ownership, urgency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Build technician and engineer capabilities through structured training, certification, and skills development.
Define clear expectations, standard work, escalation paths, and performance metrics.
Defect Intelligence & Yield Correlation
Drive the evolution of QI from defect counting to defect intelligence.
Develop and maintain correlations between inline defects, PCM performance, sort yield, reliability results, and customer returns.
Identify the defect modes, layers, and process steps that have the greatest impact on device performance.
Lead initiatives to distinguish critical yield-limiting defects from nuisance defects and optimize inspection strategies accordingly.
Excursion Detection & Containment
Monitor defect trends and inspection data to identify process shifts and excursions before yield is impacted.
Drive rapid containment, root cause investigation, and corrective actions.
Establish effective escalation systems and ensure t
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