Principal Engineer Hardware Reliability (f/m/div)
Job Family
Quality
Type of employment
Full time
Duration of employment
Permanent
Preferred start date
2025-08-01
Join As
Professional (incl. Management Positions)
Join Infineon's Power and Sensor Systems (PSS) division in Austria, where innovation meets sustainability. As our new Principal Engineer Hardware Reliability you will define and implement quality targets for Modules and ICs based on customer and market requirements, while overseeing the entire product lifecycle to ensure quality criteria are met. It includes developing qualification strategies, managing product qualification, addressing customer needs, and handling product deviations and risk assessments in production. Additionally, the role focuses on deploying new quality tools, training colleagues, and actively participating in strategic meetings with key customers to maintain alignment with quality objectives. Chip in and apply now!
In your new job you will:
- Define and implement reliability and quality targets for hardware and power modules in AI application, ensuring alignment with customer and application requirements
- Develop and execute verification as well as reliability qualification strategies and plans tailored to product and technology innovations, balancing cost, time and resources
- Design and implement innovative reliability test methodologies and specifications, analyzing results to assess design risks and product reliability
- Investigate failure mechanisms through statistical data analysis and root-cause investigations to continuously improve product performance
- Collaborate from early concepts to mass production with design, manufacturing and NPI Teams to optimize reliability, quality and manufacturability
- Provide expertise in electrical and mechanical component selection, fabrication processes and assembly techniques to enhance quality
- Present reliability results, risks and recommendations to cross-functional and leadership teams with confidence and clarity.
- Represent Quality Management in discussions related to product deviations, production risks, and corrective actions
- Drive customer satisfaction by advocating for their requirements in problem-solving and quality-related decisions
- Actively engage in strategic discussions with key customers and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on reliability expectations and objectives
You are best equipped for those tasks if you have:
- A degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science or comparable
- At least 6+ years of experience in Quality Management in a technical environment and/or Electronic & Semiconductor assembly/Research &Development/Engineering with product and technology development focus
- Fundamental knowledge on JEDEC, IEC, AEC and ISO qualification standards for modules and their applications as a strong plus
- Experience in customer communication and fluent English skills with German language skills as a plus
We offer competitive salaries and additional benefits based on your performance, experience and qualification. When staffed in Austria the employment is in accordance with the collective salary and wage agreement for employees of the electrical and electronics industry, employment group I (https://www.feei.at/aktuelles/mindestloehne-und-gehaelter-eei/). The monthly salary is paid 14 times p.a. We offer a higher compensation depending on your expertise and skills. Contact: Melanie Happerger, MSc,
LinkedIn #WeAreIn for driving decarbonization and digitalization.
As a global leader in semiconductor solutions in power systems and IoT, Infineon enables game-changing solutions for green and efficient energy, clean and safe mobility, as well as smart and secure IoT. Together, we drive innovation and customer success, while caring for our people and empowering them to reach ambitious goals. Be a part of making life easier, safer and greener.
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–Power & Sensor Systems (PSS) drives leading-edge power management, sensing, and data transfer capabilities –
The PSS division powers decarbonization and digitalization with a wide range of energy-efficient and digital solutions. PSS semiconductors help avoid carbon emissions, use resources sustainably, manage power effectively and intelligently, give ‘things’ smart senses, and process data quickly and reliably. The portfolio includes power, connectivity, RF, and sensor system technologies to develop smaller, lighter, smarter, and more efficient solutions for consumer devices, smart home/building applications, robotics, computing and data centers, charging devices, power tools, and much more.
The next generation of silicon and wide-bandgap (SiC and GaN) solutions provides unparalleled performance and reliability for 5G, big data, and renewable energy applications. These materials are paving the way for further energy and carbon savings. Highly precise XENSIV™ sensor solutions are enabling IoT devices to react intuitively to their surroundings for seamless user interactions while audio amplifiers bring exceptional sound experiences to smart speakers and other audio use cases.
Click here for more information about working at PSS with interesting employee and management insights and an overview with more #PSSDreamJobs.
At Infineon in Villach you shape the technologies of tomorrow and work in an international environment with more than 4.700 colleagues from over 70 nations. Your personal contribution will be valued and appreciated as the cornerstones of our success. And all that in beautiful surroundings which guarantee a high quality of life.
The City of Villach is located in the center of Carinthia, Austria’s southernmost province, in close proximity to the Italian and Slovenian border. Due to its particular geographic location and the outstanding natural beauty of the region, Villach and the whole province of Carinthia have for generations been popular holiday destinations for people from all over the world. Living in Austria also has many social, health-care-related and economic perks. The country’s social and health care system is among the best in the world and for decades numerous international surveys have singled out Austria as a particularly safe and wealthy country with a high quality of life. Villach benefits from its status as a “small town”, offering everyday living at affordable prices in an outstanding setting.
Find out what you like most about Villach and join us:
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