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At Nearfield Instruments we're looking for a QA/QC Engineer to join our team.

Nearfield Instruments (NFI) is a fast-growing scale‑up high‑tech company. We design, develop, integrate, market and service advanced metrology machines. Our machines enable our customers – the world’s leading chipmakers – to increase the production yields, and thus, the functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics.

Founded in 2016, we bring together the most creative minds (approx. 320 employees) in science and technology and develop a one‑of‑a‑kind, revolutionary high‑throughput Scanning Probe Microscopy system.

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of the QHSE department as we are currently formalising our QMS and function within NFI as an integral part in our continuous improvement.

As a Quality Assurance / Quality Control engineer at Nearfield Instruments your main responsibility is to control the quality of our product development, manufacturing, delivery and post‑delivery service, with the aim to prevent, recognise and solve any kind of deviation. Our products have a set quality level which needs to be met without any concessions. Therefore, you need to ensure all individual parts of the development and production process optimally work to meet these requirements. You will formalise and implement processes, improvement projects and analyse product and process errors.

• Promote a positive Quality Culture through the working environment.
• Identify quality issues occurring at operations, suppliers and at customers.
• Drive close‑out of quality non‑conformances within the organisation, identify trends or overdue actions and report updates to the Quality Manager/Lead when requested.
• Secure quality during build operations by defining and executing quality inspections on manufacturing.
• Participate in the internal and external audit schedule, preparing, reporting and closing out audit reports and actions resulting from the audit.
• Ensure that all necessary quality records are identified, controlled and retained in accordance with project, client and regulatory requirements.

Scale‑ups can provide phenomenal learning and development opportunities but can also be a hectic environment at times. You must fit in such a climate and don’t mind to constantly implement changes and process improvements, be hands‑on, and to go the extra mile on a regular basis and feel comfortable with some uncertainty.

• You have completed a technical Bachelor or Master degree.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in QA and QC execution.
• Knowledge of ISO or other management system standards.
• Knowledge of Six Sigma or similar methodologies.
• Independence, critical, accurate and willing to work in a team.
• Full proficiency in English (Dutch is a plus).

In addition:

• Knowledge and experience in SEMI standards is considered a big plus.
• Knowledgeable about configuration control (e.g., CADM) is preferable.
• Preferably technically skilled in the field of high‑tech equipment development and production.
• Proactiveness, being in control of the quality that is needed, ownership, organisational awareness is expected.
• As an independent, result‑oriented person you have a great track record of achievements.

Getting on board now is a great opportunity to grow with the company from a technical, personal, and financial perspective. Nearfield's momentum is energetic and promising!

Our starting point is of course to pay someone a fair and competitive salary and besides this we offer you:

• Valuation of your work‑life balance;
• Time for some relaxation: 30 holidays per calendar year (based on 40 hours);
• 8% holiday allowance;
• Commuting allowance;
• Discount on your health insurance;
• Overtime compensation;
• We are here to support one another, and colleagues are there to help you. TEAM is very important, Together Everyone Achieves More!
• Besides a challenging role where you can utilise the full extent of your professional knowledge.

If the above challenges excites you, we encourage you to send us your details using the Apply now button on our career site.

Our recruitment process:

• Screening by Recruiter
• 1st interview
• 2nd interview
• Meeting our CEO
• Offer & Reference check
• Onboarding and welcome at Nearfield Instruments!

If you have any questions? Feel free to contact me via:

Ilona Voshaart – Recruitment Business Partner

x.ilona.voshaart@nearfieldinstruments.com

Recruitment, consultancy and/or other agency?

We appreciate the interest, but we source all our candidates directly. We understand that you as an intermediary want to present candidates to our interesting positions. This is not how we have structured our recruitment.

This means that all profiles offered to Nearfield Instruments will be treated as direct applications. Unless we have explicitly agreed otherwise.