Senior Manufacturing and Supplier Quality Engineer

191 Altera Corporation; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 149,100 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera seeks a Senior Manufacturing and Supplier Quality Engineer to lead end-to-end supplier quality management and manufacturing quality for FPGA products. You will partner with engineering, operations and external OSATs to ensure quality requirements are met, driving issue resolution and KPI monitoring.

This role supports San Jose production and lab quality teams, focusing on ISO 9001, AS9100D and ADG quality standards in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years in semiconductor manufacturing and supplier quality engineering.
• 8+ years across the semiconductor product lifecycle (wafer fabrication, packaging, assembly, ATE).
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification with AS9100D knowledge and ADG quality exposure.

Responsibilities

• Drive manufacturing ramp and ensure product quality across multiple market segments.
• Lead supplier quality management with OSAT partners and ensure ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100D compliance.
• Define, monitor, and improve supplier quality KPIs and performance.
• Lead root-cause analysis and CAPA workflows for supplier quality incidents.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

About Altera

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. With more than four decades of industry‑leading FPGA expertise, our singular mission is to deliver the programmable technologies that help customers differentiate, innovate, and scale across rapidly evolving markets like AI, cloud, networking, and edge. As an independent company, we move faster, invest deeper, and partner more closely—empowering our teams to drive breakthrough innovation and shape the future of the FPGA industry.

About the Role

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. In this role, you will partner cross‑functionally with engineering, operations, and external manufacturing suppliers to ensure all quality requirements are met. You will drive rapid issue resolution, govern supplier quality performance, and leverage statistical process controls and advanced data analytics to safeguard product quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive manufacturing ramp of FPGA products, ensuring product quality and reliability compliance across industrial, commercial, automotive, and Aerospace, Defense, & Government (ADG) market segments.
• Perform risk assessments, define quality and reliability goals, and enable key decisions that affect product quality and reliability.
• Drive manufacturing optimization, product quality excursion resolution, and High‑Volume Manufacturing (HVM) reliability assessments to achieve continuous DPPM improvement.
• Lead supplier quality management, ensuring OSAT partners comply with Altera, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, and AS9100D quality requirements.
• Define, monitor, and drive supplier quality KPIs and performance improvements.
• Lead cross‑functional teams to resolve supplier quality incidents and customer issues by driving root‑cause analysis and executing robust CAPA workflows.
• Drive continuous supplier quality improvements and execute initiatives to reduce manufacturing and supplier‑related quality incidents.
• Lead and execute supplier qualification activities, including Bill of Materials (BOM), package configuration, OSAT qualification, and test site transitions.
• Lead 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.
• Support 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.
• Support 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.
• Partner with manufacturing, supplier quality, and operations teams to maintain and continuously improve internal QMS processes, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001, AS9100D, and ADG quality requirements.
• Monitor post‑launch quality metrics to identify systemic improvement opportunities and establish a robust closed‑loop feedback system, integrating lessons learned into future product architecture and manufacturing processes.

Salary Range

$149,100 - $215,000 USD (Bay Area, California). 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.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Preferred Qualifications: Certified AS9100D Lead Auditor with deep technical knowledge of aerospace quality management requirements, risk‑based auditing methodologies, and international aerospace governance expectations.
• 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.

Job Type

Regular

Shift

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location

San Jose, California, United States

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.