Senior Aerospace, Defense, Government (ADG) Quality Management System Engineer - San Jose, California, United States
Originally posted 1 June 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Senior ADG Quality Management System 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. The position implements and ensures compliance for a fabless semiconductor model across Engineering, Supply Chain, Program Management, and third-party service providers.
What you'll do
- Define and drive companywide standards and certification requirements for Aerospace, Defense, and Government programs. - Lead AS9100 certification and QML/MIL-PRF-38535 conformance across the organization worldwide. - Establish and implement defense-specific risk management, traceability, configuration management, and governance processes aligned to ADG requirements. - Review contracts focusing on quality and regulatory clauses, organizational standards conformance, and effective flow-down. - Support export compliance and controlled data handling in partnership with Legal and Compliance teams. - Integrate ADG requirements into product lifecycle, design reviews, verification/validation, change management, failure analysis, and audit processes.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s Degree in engineering (Electrical, Electronics, or related field) with a minimum of 10 years of working experience in the semiconductor industry or aerospace/defense quality systems. - In-depth knowledge of AS9100, ISO9001, IATF16949, and QML/MIL-PRF-38535. - Working knowledge of 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, or DO-178C. - Experience leading quality management system internal and external audits, including third-party certification bodies, customers, and vendors.
Nice to have
- Proven track record enabling ADG QMS, compliance, and certification in a semiconductor environment. - Experience as an ISO9001, 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 collaborating directly with Tier 1 ADG suppliers.
Skills: QMS, AS9100, QML, MIL-PRF-38535, risk management