Senior Aerospace, Defense, Government (ADG) QMS Engineer

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Job Description:

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

The Senior ADG Quality Engineer is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and continuously improving the Quality Management System (QMS), compliance framework, and product assurance processes required to support Aerospace, Defense, and Government (ADG) market segments for Altera. This role serves as the quality and compliance authority for ADG programs, ensuring adherence to applicable regulatory, contractual, and industry standards and ADG customer-specific requirements. The position requires deep knowledge of ADG standards and compliance framework and experience with practical approach in implementing and ensure compliance for fabless semiconductor model.  The individual will partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Supply Chain, Program Management, Legal, Security, and 3rd party service providers to ensure end-to-end compliance across product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive companywide standards and certification requirements for ADG

• Lead AS9100 certification and QML/MIL-PRF-38535 conformance of Altera organization worldwide

• Establish and implement defense-specific risk management, traceability, configuration management and governance processes, aligning to ADG requirements.

• Review contracts with business acumen mindset, focusing on quality and regulatory clauses, organizational standards conformance and ensure effective flow-down.

• Support export compliance and controlled data handling in partnership with Legal/Compliance.

• Integrate ADG requirements into product lifecycle, design reviews, verification/validation, change management, and failure analysis.

• Drive establishment of KPI / matrix to measure readiness and maturity towards ADG compliance across organizations

• Support internal audits, 3rd party accreditation audits and customer / government approval audits

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering (Electrical, Electronics or related field) with minimum 10 years of working experience in semiconductor industry, aerospace / defense quality system

• In depth knowledge of AS9100, ISO9001, IATF16949 and QML/MIL-PRF-38535

• Working knowledge in DFAR/ITAR/EAR export controls, Trusted Foundry programs, AS5553, CMMC, IEC 61508, ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, Secure FPGA flows, Anti-Tamper, ANSI/ESDA S20.20, ISO17025, DO-254, DO-178C

• Experience in leading quality management system internal and external audits (3rd party certification body, customers, vendors).

• Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder)

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record enabling ADG QMS, compliance and certification in semiconductor environment.

• Experience as ISO9001 or AS9100 or IATF16949 Lead Auditor (internal / external)

• Experience in FPGA or complex SoC product environments.

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent.

• Experience in collaborating directly with Tier 1 ADG suppliers

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.