Product Quality and Reliability Engineer

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Job Description:

Job Description

Altera is a global leader in FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) semiconductor solutions, enabling innovation in embedded computing and programmable logic. We are seeking a Product Quality and Reliability Engineer to drive robust qualification strategies, overseeing reliability testing, and partnering closely with design, process, and manufacturing teams to mitigate risk and strengthen product robustness. This role supports the delivery of high quality semiconductor solutions that perform consistently in demanding applications and align with industry standards and customer expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Drives the development and execution of product qualification strategies and plans and adherence to release criteria.
• Performs risk assessments, defines quality and reliability goals, and enables key decisions that affect product quality and reliability.
• Requires hands on activities in the reliability laboratory working with a variety of reliability tools and equipment to support process, package and product qualifications and monitoring.
• Responsible for qualification activities, tool/equipment setups, tool/equipment maintenance, tools/equipment calibration, electrical testing/validation of semiconductor components, basic failure analysis (visual/optical inspection and curve trace analysis) and documentation of the testing activities.
• In this role, need to move heavy boards into qualification equipment will be required.
  
  

This role requires collaborating with senior reliability engineers to support product test flows, and methodologies for new products through evaluation, development, and debug of complex test methods. This includes close collaboration and interfaces with quality and reliability engineers, manufacturing groups, calibration teams and outsource partners to ensure quality and reliability. Monitors post-silicon quality results and identifies areas for improvement.

Salary Range

The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. 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.

$95,900 - $131,900 USD

We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Materials science or other related technical field.
• 2 years of experience in areas of semiconductor product testing/reliability experience.
• 2 years of experience with reliability lab equipment (Burn-in ovens, thermal cycling, etc.) and analytical tools (oscilloscopes, curve tracers, etc.)
• Drive laboratory work independently supporting the reliability organization.
• Familiarity with reliability qualification standards is a plus.
  
  

Job Type

Regular

Shift

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location:

San Jose, California, United States

Additional Locations:

Posting 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.