Quality Leader - Semiconductor & AI Hardware

Fractile; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Private medical

Contributory pension

25 days holiday

Job summary

Fractile in Bristol seeks a Quality Manager for Manufacturing Operations to lead the development of quality systems, supplier and product quality initiatives, and to embed robust processes across NPI and product lifecycle.

You will build a quality team, drive ISO 9001 QMS, audits, CAPA, and release criteria, ensuring RoHS/CE compliance and secure software practices, while traveling internationally for supplier audits.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading quality in semiconductors or electronics hardware.
• Direct experience managing quality with outsourced manufacturing and contract manufacturers.
• Hands-on ISO 9001 knowledge and QMS operation.
• Experience with JEDEC qualification and reliability, failure analysis.
• Ability to travel internationally for supplier audits and reviews.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the quality strategy, policy and objectives aligned to roadmap.
• Build and lead a quality team across supplier, product, reliability, software and systems quality.
• Report quality performance to the executive team.
• Establish document/change control, CAPA, internal audits, training and records processes.
• Embed quality gates into NPI and product lifecycle from concept to end of life.
• Own quality across the supply chain, including foundries and contract manufacturers.
• Lead supplier selection, qualification, audits and performance management.
• Define software quality standards across drivers, firmware and SDKs.
• Establish release criteria, test coverage, defect management and regression processes.
• Implement secure development / software supply chain practices, SBOMs and vulnerability management.
• Support responsible AI and ISO/IEC 42001 awareness; manage customer quality escalations.
• Lead customer RMA, root cause analysis and 8D responses.

Skills

Quality leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Strong communicator

Travel willingness

Education

Electrical or electronic engineering degree

Tools

ISO 9001 QMS

8D problem solving

FMEA

SPC / MSA

Supplier quality management

Job description

Fractile in Bristol seeks a Quality Manager for Manufacturing Operations to lead the development of quality systems, supplier and product quality initiatives, and to embed robust processes across NPI and product lifecycle.

You will build a quality team, drive ISO 9001 QMS, audits, CAPA, and release criteria, ensuring RoHS/CE compliance and secure software practices, while traveling internationally for supplier audits.