Director of Quality & Reliability – Optical Computing

OLIX; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

OLIX is seeking a Director of Quality to build and lead a global quality organization for a cutting-edge decode accelerator. You will define the Quality Management System, own supplier and partner quality, and drive reliability across development to high-volume manufacturing in a fabless setting.

You will lead product qualification programs, oversee design-for-reliability reviews, and ensure compliance with CE/UKCA and other standards, while scaling the team for rapid growth and global

Qualifications

• 12+ years in Quality Engineering or Quality Management in semiconductor/photonic/electronics/advanced manufacturing, with 5+ years leading teams.
• Experience building a Quality Management System from the ground up in fabless/early-stage environments and scaling to volume production.
• Deep supplier quality expertise managing foundries, OSATs, and contract manufacturers in an outsourced model.
• Strong grounding in qualification and reliability standards like JEDEC and Telcordia GR-468.
• Experience leading product compliance and certification for electronic hardware (CE/UKCA, safety, EMC).
• Willingness to travel regularly to manufacturing partners in Taiwan, Japan, US, Europe.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Design and own OLIX’s quality management system from the ground up, targeting ISO 9001 and scalable for growth.
• Establish quality gates and review processes across the product lifecycle from design to deployment.
• Own supplier and partner quality across foundries, OSATs, and contract manufacturers.
• Lead product qualification and reliability programs for silicon and optical components.
• Stand up failure analysis capability and FRACAS processes to close loops on issues.
• Drive yield, defect, and reliability improvements across manufacturing partners.
• Define quality requirements for internal cleanroom and pilot manufacturing.
• Own field quality for deployed systems including fleet reliability metrics and corrective action loops.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and certification (CE/UKCA, IEC 62368-1, IEC 60825, EMC/EMI, RoHS, REACH).

Skills

Quality leadership

Supplier quality management

Reliability engineering

Quality management systems

Quality tools

Product compliance

Travel willingness

Cross-functional collaboration

Team leadership

Data-driven improvements

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Physics/Materials Science

ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification / CQE / Six Sigma

Master’s degree in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing or MBA

Tools

SPC

FMEA

PFMEA

Control plans

8D

DOE

CAPA

Job description

OLIX is seeking a Director of Quality to build and lead a global quality organization for a cutting-edge decode accelerator. You will define the Quality Management System, own supplier and partner quality, and drive reliability across development to high-volume manufacturing in a fabless setting.

You will lead product qualification programs, oversee design-for-reliability reviews, and ensure compliance with CE/UKCA and other standards, while scaling the team for rapid growth and global