Senior Manufacturing and Supplier Quality Engineer

Job Title

Senior Manufacturing and Supplier Quality Engineer

Role Summary

Lead manufacturing quality and end-to-end supplier quality management for Altera FPGA products. Partner with engineering, operations, and external OSAT suppliers to ensure product quality, drive supplier performance, and resolve manufacturing and customer issues.

Use statistical process control, data analysis, and structured problem solving to protect product reliability across industrial, commercial, automotive, and aerospace markets.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The role expects 10+ years of experience in semiconductor manufacturing and supplier quality engineering with extensive high-volume manufacturing and reliability expertise.

Responsibilities

Accountable for ensuring manufacturing and supplier quality through monitoring, audits, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement.

• Drive manufacturing ramp and sustainment for FPGA products, ensuring quality and reliability targets are met across market segments.
• Perform risk assessments and define quality and reliability goals to guide product and process decisions.
• Lead resolution of product quality excursions, perform root-cause analysis, and implement CAPA to reduce DPPM.
• Manage supplier quality for OSAT partners: define KPIs, monitor performance, qualify suppliers, and execute transitions (BOM, package, test site).
• Plan and lead supplier quality audits and compliance checks focused on traceability, counterfeit prevention, SPC, and CAPA effectiveness.
• Support San Jose production test operations and laboratory quality compliance, including test stand-up, equipment calibration, ESD and environmental controls.
• Maintain and improve internal Quality Management System (QMS) processes to meet ISO 9001, AS9100D, and ADG requirements.
• Monitor post-launch quality metrics and implement closed-loop feedback into product architecture and manufacturing.

Requirements

Must-have technical experience and capabilities for immediate contribution.

• 10+ years in semiconductor manufacturing and supplier quality engineering with demonstrated success resolving silicon, packaging, and product quality issues.
• 8+ years working across the semiconductor product lifecycle including wafer fabrication, advanced packaging, assembly, and automated test equipment (ATE) methodologies.
• 8+ years applying product reliability physics, failure analysis, and product qualification stress testing.
• 5+ years working within ISO 9001 quality management systems and demonstrated knowledge of AS9100D and ADG quality requirements.
• Proven experience with supplier audits, OSAT partner management, supplier KPI definition, and supplier performance improvement.
• Strong skills in SPC, statistical analysis, data-driven decision making, root-cause analysis, and executing CAPA workflows.
• Experience with supplier qualification activities (BOM, package configuration, OSAT qualification, test-site transitions) and production test/process readiness.
• Experience maintaining laboratory quality systems, including calibration, ESD compliance, and environmental controls.

Nice-to-have:

• Certified AS9100D Lead Auditor.
• Advanced analytical and statistical tool proficiency for large-scale data analysis.
• Proven track record leading cross-functional technical initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.

Education Requirements

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. ISO 9001 Lead Auditor certification is listed in minimum qualifications; Certified AS9100D Lead Auditor is preferred.

About the Company

Company: Altera

Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Altera provides leadership programmable solutions for applications ranging from cloud to edge, unveiling limitless AI possibilities. Their extensive product portfolio includes FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, development tools, and System on Modules aimed at accelerating innovation in various fields.