Customer Quality Management Engineer

Microchip - International

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Japan - Tokyo Until 9/6/2026 First posted July 8, 2026 Last posted July 8, 2026
Job description

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Job Description:

  • Responsible for managing quality and environmental compliance requests from customers in Japan
  • Support customers through product development, production launch, and high-volume manufacturing phases
  • Coordinate customer returns and communicate findings and results back to the customer
  • Support local Sales Engineers during customer visits to provide technical expertise
  • Manage APQP for new programs and coordinate PPAP approvals as required
  • Track Failure Analysis requests and provide regular status updates to customers
  • Organize, write, and present technical reports (including 8Ds) to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Ensure compliance with customer requirements, including environmental, reliability, and product quality issues
  • Assist in customer surveys
  • Travel within Asia and the United States to support business operations
  • Interact and collaborate effectively with global personnel across diverse cultural backgrounds

Requirements/Qualifications:

Qualifications and Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Physics, Electronic Engineering or a related technical field
  • Preferably with Familiarity with Semiconductor Device Physics, Assembly, SMT processing, or IATF 16949 standards
  • Proven experience in customer interaction

Competencies and Skills

  • Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, and influencing skills
  • Professional verbal and written communication skills in both English and Japanese
  • Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office applications (including Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
  • Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and a dedicated team player

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

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About this role

Summary

Manage customer quality, support product stages, ensure compliance, and communicate technical findings.

Job title

Customer Quality Management Engineer

Experience level

none

Industry

semiconductor

Location requirements

Tokyo, Japan; remote not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

familiarity with semiconductor device physicscustomer interactionproblem-solvingEnglish and Japanese communicationMicrosoft Office

Preferred skills

semiconductor assemblySMT processingIATF 16949 standards

Specializations

customer interactionquality managementenvironmental complianceproduct developmentfailure analysis
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Tokyo, Japan

On-site City