Quality & Compliance Lead - ISO 9001/26262, Flexible Hours

Ampere; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K plan

Unlimited flextime

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ampere is seeking a Quality Compliance Engineer to uphold the Quality Management System across the product lifecycle. You will support ISO 9001 and ISO 26262 activities, drive audits, and collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and PM to ensure top-tier quality and reliability for advanced SoCs/CPUs.

Lead quality processes, track KPIs, and contribute to continuous improvement within a cross-functional team focused on high-performance AI compute hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field; Master’s is a plus.
• 5+ years in quality, process, or product engineering in semiconductors or high-tech.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 and ISO 26262 standards.
• Experience with 8D, FMEA, and RCA methodologies.
• Familiarity with NPI lifecycle and product qualification processes.

Responsibilities

• Support certification and audits for ISO 9001 and ISO 26262 and other standards.
• Develop and improve quality processes across the product lifecycle per NPI framework.
• Plan and execute internal audits, track corrective actions and report findings.
• Support QA tools, documentation, and PLM/QMS systems across teams.

Skills

ISO 9001

ISO 26262

8D problem solving

FMEA

Root Cause Analysis

NPI lifecycle

QMS

Cross-functional collaboration

Jira

Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field

Master's degree in a relevant field (plus)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Arena

QMS software

PLM systems

Job description

Ampere is seeking a Quality Compliance Engineer to uphold the Quality Management System across the product lifecycle. You will support ISO 9001 and ISO 26262 activities, drive audits, and collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and PM to ensure top-tier quality and reliability for advanced SoCs/CPUs.

Lead quality processes, track KPIs, and contribute to continuous improvement within a cross-functional team focused on high-performance AI compute hardware.