Senior Supplier Quality Engineer
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About Altera
Altera is a leading FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) company that delivers programmable hardware, software, and development tools to drive innovation from cloud to edge. With over four decades of experience in programmable logic, our broad portfolio includes FPGAs, CPLDs, IP, SmartNICs, IPUs, and System on Modules—supported by industry-leading tools like the Quartus development suite.
Recently re-established as an independent business, Altera is focused on accelerating programmable compute in AI, networking, communications, industrial, automotive, aerospace/military, and edge-computing domains. Our mission is to provide leadership programmable solutions that are easy to design and deploy, and our vision is to pioneer innovation that unlocks extraordinary possibilities.
About the Role
We are seeking a Manufacturing and Supplier Quality Engineer to lead Altera’s supplier quality management. In this role, you will work closely with engineering, operations and manufacturing suppliers to ensure all quality requirements are met in production. You will drive issue resolution, oversee supplier quality performance and implement process controls and data analytics to maintain high quality and reliability (Q&R) products.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for supplier manufacturing quality of Altera FPGA.
- Interfaces with engineering teams, operation groups and outsource partners to ensure product quality and reliability meeting Altera requirements.
- Leads and drives supplier related RMA, quality incident risk assessment, root causing analysis, resolution, corrective and preventive actions with cross functional team, Q&R risk assessment and material disposition
- Deliver and support manufacturing optimization. Monitor and drive product outgoing DPPM improvement.
- Establish and monitor supplier performance metrics and KPIs to assess quality, delivery, and overall supplier effectiveness.
- Monitor and analyze quality results and identify & drives continuous improvements.
- Drives implementation of learning across suppliers.
- Define qualification plan, review and approve changes to supplier processes, materials, specifications and manufacturing locations by collaborating with change owner.
- Plans, coordinates and leads supplier quality audit until full closure of corrective actions.
Qualifications:
- Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, material engineering, manufacturing engineering or related field
- Strong knowledge of semiconductor substrate, packaging assembly and test manufacturing processes and package level reliability testing methodologies
- Experience with supplier quality management
- Familiarity with ISO 9001:2015 & IATF16949 quality system requirements
- Certified ISO9001 auditor
- Applying statistical analysis to quality and reliability data
- Strong technical problem-solving and analytical abilities
- Experience with quality tools including 8D, FMEA, SPC, MSA, PPAP and APQP
- Experience with leadership and stakeholder management
- Effective communication and collaboration skills
- Preferred Qualifications
- +10 years’ experience optimizing supplier manufacturing workflows and resolving product and package level Q&R issues and supplier quality management
- Advanced proficiency in statistical analysis tools and methods
- Practical experience implementing or/and auditing ISO 9001:2015 & IATF16949 quality systems
- Experience leading complex or cross-functional technical initiatives and proven ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Advanced analytical capabilities and data-driven decision making