Director Quality Management - San Jose, CA, United States
$194,200 - $267,100 USD yearly
Originally posted 21 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As Director Quality Management, you will own quality management across the entire product lifecycle for power semiconductor solutions in automotive, functional safety, and advanced robotics applications. You will define and execute functional safety quality strategies while directing a global product quality team based in the United States and India.
What you'll do
- Lead, coach, and develop a global Product Quality team across the United States and India. - Define and execute functional safety quality strategies aligned with ISO 26262 for automotive and safety-critical applications. - Perform functional safety pre-assessments, co-audits, and support external assessments by certification bodies such as TÜV and Exida. - Guide development teams in achieving Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) requirements, safety goals, and robust safety case evidence. - Participate in project board reviews as a key decision-maker for project release approvals and lead product risk assessments. - Drive escalation management and critical customer quality resolutions, including the delivery of customer release documentation such as PPAP.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a comparable technical discipline. - 10+ years of experience in semiconductor, power, and automotive semiconductor industries, including 5+ years leading global, multicultural teams. - Mandatory certification in Semiconductor Automotive Functional Safety. - Extensive working knowledge of ISO 26262, including safety analysis methods such as FTA, DFA, FMEDA, and FIT reporting per ISO 26262 and SN 29500. - Deep expertise in quality methodologies and standards, including IATF 16949, ISO 9001, FMEA, PIN FMEA, QFD, 8D, PPAP, JEDEC, AEC-Q qualification standards, and IPC standards. - Strong technical background in semiconductor technologies, wafer processes, process control, Burn-In concepts, and Design for Stress reliability corridor management.
Skills: ISO 26262, functional safety, ASIL, quality management
This role has been open 90 days — well above the 62-day median for Automotive/Functional Safety Engineering roles.
Automotive/Functional Safety Engineering · Automotive Safety
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Open roles in category
127
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Median days open
62 d
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Median salary
$233k
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| Metric | Infineon Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (127 roles · 27 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 13 | 127 |
| Median days open | 46 d | 62 d (−16 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $233k |
Skills observed across this category: ISO 26262, functional safety, ASIL, quality management
Who's hiring in this category
- NXP Semiconductors · 31 open roles · median 33 d
- NVIDIA · 17 open roles · median 55 d
- Infineon Technologies (this employer) · 13 open roles · median 45 d
- Arm Holdings · 10 open roles · median 87 d
- Qualcomm · 9 open roles · median 193 d
- Renesas Electronics · 8 open roles · median 54 d
How we counted: 127 open Automotive/Functional Safety Engineering (Automotive Safety) roles from 27 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.