Position: Quality Engineer
Location: Swindon
Salary: Up to £50,000 + Benefits
KO2 are now recruiting for an experienced Quality Engineer to join our industry leading client within the semiconductor industry. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in both customer quality assurance and supplier quality management, ensuring that world-class standards are maintained across a global supply chain.
In this role, you’ll take ownership of customer return investigations, leading structured 8D problem-solving in close collaboration with the Failure Analysis (FA) team and suppliers. You’ll act as the key link between customers, internal engineering teams, and suppliers — driving transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the quality process.
Alongside customer quality, you’ll also be responsible for ensuring strong supplier performance across wafer fabrication, ASIC assembly, and test suppliers — managing issues through corrective actions, MRB/CRB activities, and supplier audits.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the customer return process, ensuring timely and thorough 8D investigations from start to resolution.
* Communicate investigation progress, containment actions, and corrective measures clearly and professionally to customers.
* Coordinate failure analysis priorities with the FA team based on customer impact and business needs.
* Guide internal teams and suppliers in applying structured 8D and root cause analysis methods.
* Manage supplier-related quality issues, verifying the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions.
* Ensure customer complaints and non-conformities are effectively communicated and resolved within supplier networks.
* Lead MRB and CRB reviews to drive robust decision-making and resolution.
* Work closely with Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain to deliver sustainable quality improvements.
* Conduct supplier audits and assessments, identifying systemic risks and ensuring compliance to standards.
Experience & Qualifications
* 2+ years’ experience in a Quality Engineering role within semiconductor or automotive electronics.
* Experience of semiconductor processes: wafer fabrication, ASIC assembly, and testing.
* Internal auditor IATF 16949 or VDA6.3 (can be expired certificate)
* Knowledge of quality management systems (ISO 9001, IATF 16949, VDA 6.3).
* Experience in managing strategic suppliers (manage supplier evaluation and improvement projects, PPAP’s, FMEA’s)
* Familiarity with APQP, PPAP, and SPC methodologies.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using 8D, 5 Whys, and Fishbone tools.
If you’re a quality-focused engineer with experience in semiconductors or high-reliability electronics, this is the role for you
Apply with your CV or contact Laurence Powell or Andrew Knight at KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions for more information.