Director, Customer Quality – Worldwide MOSFETs

We are seeking great talent to help us build The DNA of tech.

Vishay manufactures one of the worlds largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive industrial computing consumer telecommunications military aerospace and medical markets. We help the worlds most in-demand technologies come to life. Every day our products touch your life and the lives of people across the world though you likely do not know it. Come join us and help us build The DNA of tech.

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Do you want to help us build the DNA of tech. We are currently looking for aDirector Customer Quality Worldwide MOSFETs to join our growing team This position is based in San Jose California and may be remote.

Location

Flexible / Global (with international travel as required)

The Director of Customer Quality Worldwide MOSFETs is responsible for leading global customer quality strategy and execution for the companys MOSFET product portfolio. This role serves as the senior quality interface to key customers ensuring rapid issue resolution sustained quality performance and continuous improvement across design manufacturing and supply chain operations.

This position owns customer quality readiness across the product lifecycle including full accountability for PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) execution and compliance for automotive and other high-reliability customers. The Director partners closely with R&D Product Marketing Operations Foundry/OSAT partners and Sales to drive customer confidence prevent quality escapes and embed a proactive prevention-based quality culture worldwide.

What you will be doing:

Customer Quality Leadership

• Serve as the global executive owner for MOSFET customer quality acting as the primary escalation point for strategic customers.
• Build trusted relationships with customers quality reliability and engineering leadership.
• Lead customer audits executive quality reviews and performance governance forums.

PPAP & Product Quality Readiness

• Own global PPAP strategy execution and governance for MOSFET products across automotive and high-reliability markets.
• Ensure on-time first-pass PPAP approvals for new product introductions technology migrations fab transfers and process changes.
• Define PPAP requirements evidence standards and approval workflows aligned with IATF 16949 and customer-specific requirements.
• Partner with R&D Operations and Product Marketing to ensure design process and reliability readiness prior to customer submission.
• Lead risk assessments control plans and readiness reviews to prevent late-stage quality issues and launch delays.

Issue Management & Escalation

• Own end-to-end customer issue resolution (8D RCCA CAPA) including field returns reliability incidents and quality excursions.
• Drive cross-functional containment root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions with clear accountability.
• Ensure timely accurate and customer-ready communication throughout issue resolution cycles.

Global Quality Systems & Continuous Improvement

• Establish and deploy global customer quality standards metrics and best practices for MOSFET products.
• Drive systemic improvements to reduce customer complaints RMAs quality escapes and cost of poor quality (COPQ).
• Champion preventive quality methodologies including DFMEA PFMEA control plans SPC and design-for-reliability.

Cross-Functional & Supply Chain Collaboration

• Partner with R&D and Product Marketing to incorporate customer and field feedback into design and roadmap decisions.
• Collaborate with internal manufacturing sites foundries and OSAT partners to ensure robust process control and PPAP alignment.
• Ensure supplier quality issues are addressed with urgency rigor and sustainable corrective actions.

Team Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead and develop a global customer quality organization including regional quality managers and engineers.
• Set clear priorities performance goals and accountability across regions and product lines.
• Build a high-engagement customer-centric quality culture focused on prevention and continuous improvement.

Metrics Reporting & Governance

• Define and track KPIs such as customer PPM PPAP on-time approval RMA trends response time audit performance and COPQ.
• Provide regular executive-level updates on customer quality health risks PPAP status and improvement initiatives.
• Support business reviews and contribute to product lifecycle change management and risk mitigation decisions.

What will you bring along:

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Materials Science Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 12 years of experience in semiconductor quality reliability or manufacturing including customer-facing roles
• 5 years of people leadership experience at manager or director level
• Strong technical understanding of MOSFET devices power semiconductor manufacturing and reliability mechanisms
• Demonstrated expertise in PPAP APQP IATF 16949 and customer-specific automotive requirements
• Proven experience leading customer issue resolution using 8D RCCA and CAPA methodologies
• Experience working with global manufacturing sites and external foundry/OSAT partners
• Excellent executive communication and customer engagement skills

Preferred

• Masters degree or MBA
• Experience supporting automotive industrial or other high-reliability markets
• Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent quality certification
• Experience leading worldwide or matrixed organizations

Key Competencies

• Customer advocacy and executive presence
• Data-driven problem solving and decision making
• Cross-functional influence without authority
• Strategic thinking with hands-on execution
• Change leadership and continuous improvement mindset
• Strong PPAP and product launch discipline

Pay Range: 200k-260k

What can we offer you for your talent:

Vishay offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs including health care coverage financial support programs and other resources designed to help you achieve your personal and professional goals. With us youll experience unique career paths an open and collaborative culture a stable business that will be there for you and opportunities to work globally and locally.

Do you have the skills we need Are you ready to power your career as you power the world If so apply today.

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