Principal Engineer, Quality Engineering
$160,276 - $232,087 USD yearly
Originally posted 2 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role leads product quality initiatives for power delivery solutions supporting data center applications across development, qualification, and manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Define and execute quality control strategies, metrics, DFMEA, SPC, and risk management activities for power management products.
- Lead structured root cause investigations using the 8D process, DOEs, and statistical analysis techniques to resolve non-conformances through Failure Analysis and CAPA.
- Manage customer quality interactions, including critical-to-quality reports, customer audits, escalations, field returns, and regular quality reviews.
- Partner with external suppliers, global foundries, and OSATs on qualifications, audits, corrective actions, and compliance with ISO 9001, JEDEC, and IPC standards.
- Drive manufacturing quality through defect reduction, yield enhancement, process capability improvement, DPPM reduction, and engineering change controls (ECOs, PCNs).
- Analyze manufacturing and test data using DOEs and process capability analysis to develop quality dashboards for leadership and customers.
What you'll need
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in semiconductor, power electronics, or related high-technology industries.
- 8+ years of experience in Product Quality, Customer Quality, Reliability, Supplier Quality, or Manufacturing Quality Engineering roles.
- Working knowledge of semiconductor front and back-end manufacturing, assembly, test, and qualification processes.
- Hands-on expertise with 8D, CAPA, SPC, FMEA, DOE, Control Plans, and root cause analysis methodologies.
- Direct experience managing customer quality issues and collaborating with global foundries, OSATs, contract manufacturers, and strategic suppliers.
Nice to have
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience supporting hyperscale cloud, AI, networking, or server customers.
- Working knowledge of power semiconductor products including power modules, voltage regulators, PMICs, MOSFETs, or smart power stages.
- Understanding of packaging technologies such as QFN, SiP, WLCSP, embedded die, and power module packaging.
- ASQ CQE, CRE, Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, or equivalent certifications.
Skills: DFMEA, SPC, 8D, CAPA, ISO 9001, PMIC
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 48-day median for Reliability Engineering roles.
Reliability Engineering · Reliability Engineering
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Open roles in category
500
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Median days open
48 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$150k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Analog Devices | All employers we track in this specialty (500 roles · 75 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 17 | 500 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 154 | 10076 · 105 employers |
| Median days open | 69 d | 48 d (+21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $150k |
Skills observed across this category: DFMEA, SPC, 8D, CAPA, ISO 9001, PMIC
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 79 open roles · median 68 d
- Infineon Technologies · 32 open roles · median 46 d
- Renesas Electronics · 26 open roles · median 24 d
- STMicroelectronics · 21 open roles · median 23 d
- onsemi · 19 open roles · median 87 d
- Applied Materials · 16 open roles · median 65 d
How we counted: 500 open Reliability Engineering (Reliability Engineering) roles from 75 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 2 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.