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Quality Engineer

Lumentum Sagamihara, Japan

onsitefull-time

Salary: 9001 Fluent Japa

Posted Dec 10, 2025

Role & seniority: Experienced Quality Engineer (semiconductor fabrication); Bachelor required, Master preferred.

Stack/tools: Quality methods (FMEA, 5-Why, SPC), reliability testing (aging, humidity, etc.), 8D problem solving, ISO 9001, SEM/FIB for physical analysis; documentation in English; Japanese fluent.

Top 3 responsibilities

  • Quality control of semiconductor device fabrication and execution of 8D-based root cause, corrective, and preventive actions.

  • Conduct ongoing reliability monitoring (ORT): testing, data analysis, and failure analysis; implement countermeasures for customer complaints.

  • Lead fabrication process improvement activities; collaborate with related engineers; balance customer and internal perspectives.

Must-have skills

  • 3 years in semiconductor device development, yield/quality improvement.

  • Proficiency with FMEA, 5-Why, SPC; reliability testing.

  • Physical analysis skills (SEM, FIB) a plus; ISO 9001 knowledge.

  • Fluent Japanese; business-level English (documentation, emails, meetings).

Nice-to-haves

  • Fit calculation; additional reliability/test expertise.

  • Multilingual communication beyond Japanese/English.

  • Location & work type: Not specified; global employer (Lumentum); full-time, on-site/posting may vary by country; equal opportunity employer with accommodation policy.

Full Description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! Responsibilities: Quality control of fabrication of semiconductor devices. Root cause analysis, corrective action, and preventive action for troubles occurred in fabrication of semiconductor devices. Activity should be done according to 8D procedure. Cooperation with related engineers is needed. Improvement activity of fabrication process Execution of on-going reliability monitor (ORT): test, data analysis, and failure analysis. Countermeasure for customer compliant. Viewpoint should be both from customer perspective and from LITE internal one. Expected Background: More than 3-year experience on development of semiconductor devices, yield improvement for them, or quality improvement for them. Bachelor degree is needed. Master degree is preferable. Expected Skill: Need to have skills about quality control: FMEA, 5-Why, SPC, reliability test (Aging test, Humidity test and etc.) Better to have skills: Fit calculation, Physical analysis like SEM, FIB and etc., ISO9001 Fluent Japanese speaker and business level English skill including documentation, email communications, and discussion in meeting in English. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a market-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products enabling cloud, optical networking, and laser applications worldwide. Lumentum optical components and subsystems are part of virtually every type of data center, telecom, and enterprise network. Lumentum lasers enable advanced manufacturing techniques and diverse applications including next-generation 3D sensing capabilities. Lumentum is headquartered in San Jose, California with R&D, manufacturing, and sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.lumentum.com and follow Lumentum on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube. We believe Lumentum is a great place to work and we support a diverse and inclusive culture where employees bring their whole and authentic selves to work. We strive to build meaningful connections that fuel innovation to produce products that impact the world. We are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace that includes employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our mission and values while serving customers throughout our global communities. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. All offers of employment are subject to background checks, appropriate work authorizations, and depending on the country, drug screens may be required prior to the start date. As a global employer, Lumentum is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. Protected categories differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction but may include race, ethnic origin, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.

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