Altera
Senior Manufacturing and Supplier Quality Engineer
San Jose, California, United States · Senior
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$18,652 more — $167,752 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $167,752 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Industrial Engineers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- At Altera™, our independence as the world's largest pure ‑ play FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise.
Responsibilities
- Drives manufacturing ramp of FPGA products, ensuring product quality and reliability compliance across industrial, commercial, automotive, and Aerospace, Defense, & Government (ADG) market segments.
- Performs risk assessments, defines quality and reliability goals, and enables key decisions that affect product quality and reliability.
- Drives manufacturing optimization, product quality excursion resolution, and High-Volume Manufacturing (HVM) reliability assessments to achieve continuous DPPM improvement.
- Leads supplier quality management, ensuring OSAT partners comply with Altera, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and AS9100D quality requirements. Defines, monitors, and drives supplier quality KPIs and performance improvements.
- Leads cross-functional teams to resolve supplier quality incidents and customer issues by driving root-cause analysis and executing robust Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) workflows.
- Drives continuous supplier quality improvements and executes initiatives to reduce manufacturing and supplier-related quality incidents.
- Leads and executes supplier qualification activities, including Bill of Materials (BOM), package configuration, OSAT qualification, and test site transitions.
- Leads supplier quality audits to verify OSAT process compliance with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and AS9100D standards, focusing on risk mitigation, traceability, counterfeit prevention, statistical process controls, and CAPA effectiveness.
- Supports San Jose (SJ) production test operations by providing quality assurance oversight for production test stand-up activities, test process readiness, and ongoing production test quality maintenance to ensure manufacturing excellence.
- Supports San Jose laboratory quality compliance by maintaining laboratory quality systems, including equipment calibration, ESD compliance, environmental controls, and adherence to established quality and safety procedures.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 8+ years of experience across the semiconductor product lifecycle, including wafer fabrication, advanced packaging, semiconductor assembly, and automated test equipment (ATE) methodologies.
- 8+ years of experience applying product reliability physics, failure analysis methodologies, and product qualification stress testing to support semiconductor product development and manufacturing.
- We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
- Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
- 10+ years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing and supplier quality engineering, with a demonstrated track record of optimizing manufacturing workflows and resolving complex silicon, packaging, and product quality issues.
- ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification and 5+ years of experience working within ISO 9001 quality management systems, with demonstrated knowledge of AS9100D compliance frameworks and international Aerospace, Defense, and Government (ADG) quality requirements.
Nice to have
- Demonstrates advanced analytical capabilities to drive data-driven decision making, backed by deep proficiency in statistical analysis tools and methodologies.
- Experience leading complex or cross-functional technical initiatives and proven ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Shift 1 (United States of America)
- San Jose, California, United States
- Posting Statement:
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Compensation
- The pay range below is for Bay Area California only.
- Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc.
- We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.
- $ 149,100 - $215,000 USD
Company info
- We are seeking a Senior Manufacturing and Supplier Quality Engineer to lead the manufacturing quality and end-to-end supplier quality management of Altera FPGA products.
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