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The Staff Customer Quality Engineer joins the Customer Quality Team to resolve product quality issues associated with Return Merchandise Authorization requests. This role involves performing defect correlation and technical evaluations of customer returned devices at both system and device levels. You will lead major customer issues to resolution, perform root cause investigations, and drive improvements to internal quality systems to reduce outgoing product quality DPPM. Key responsibilities include data gathering, tracking analysis cycles, and collaborating with cross-functional teams like Design and Manufacturing. You will utilize tools such as ATE, X-ray, CSAM, IV curve analysis, and bench testing. Required expertise includes digital SoC products, semiconductor packaging, and debugging application processors, CPUs, GPUs, and modem technologies like LTE and WCDMA within smartphone and embedded system architectures.
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