Sr. Staff NPI Quality Engineer-DataCenter
$134,800 - $202,200 USD yearly
Originally posted 1 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Quality Engineering representative within core development teams, you will focus on New Product Introduction (NPI) to launch semiconductor, PCIe, server, and rack hardware for AI DataCenter applications. You will own end-to-end product quality across NPI and high-volume manufacturing (HVM).
What you'll do
- Represent Quality Engineering across core teams and cross-functional groups, including QRE, Packaging, PTE, Systems, Design, Ops, and Suppliers. - Ensure quality deliverables encompassing reliability, supplier readiness, RMA readiness, and product readiness. - Develop and execute AQL sampling plans, establish supplier in-line OS statistical limits and correlation, and manage supplier performance. - Lead excursion escalation management, non-conforming material disposition, PRB/CCB reviews, gate readiness, and risk assessments. - Drive supplier qualification, process control, and continuous improvement actions including NCs, MRB, and CAPA. - Provide quality guidance on NPI/PCN risk, manufacturing sensitivities (ESD, MSL, SMT), and lead Task Force/CPI initiatives.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or related engineering field with 4+ years of hardware engineering experience (or Master's with 3+ years, or PhD with 2+ years). - Experience working within core engineering teams to manage quality deliverables across development cycles. - Technical understanding of manufacturing sensitivities such as ESD, MSL, and SMT. - Working knowledge of quality processes including AQL sampling, MRB, and CAPA.
Nice to have
- Experience in PC, PCIe, Circuit Card Assembly (CCA), Printed Circuit Board, semiconductor, cloud data center, or server environments. - Hands-on knowledge of quality tools, statistics, and problem-solving techniques for PC systems operation and testing. - High-level understanding of PC system components including RF transceivers, power management, codecs, and modems. - Hands-on experience with Fab and SAT. - ASQ certification.
Skills: NPI Quality Engineer, PC or PCIe, CCA environment, quality tools, problem-solving techniques, test environment
This role has been open 112 days — well above the 58-day median for Product Engineering roles.
Product Engineering · Reliability Engineering
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Open roles in category
66
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Median days open
58 d
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Median salary
$144k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (66 roles · 26 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 66 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 133 | 2244 · 112 employers |
| Median days open | 105 d | 58 d (+47 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $144k |
Skills observed across this category: NPI Quality Engineer, PC or PCIe, CCA environment, quality tools, problem-solving techniques, test environment
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 13 open roles · median 180 d
- Analog Devices · 7 open roles · median 42 d
- onsemi · 5 open roles · median 14 d
- Infineon Technologies · 4 open roles · median 22 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 4 open roles · median 105 d
- Texas Instruments · 4 open roles · median 60 d
How we counted: 66 open Product Engineering (Reliability Engineering) roles from 26 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 21 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 — it is counted in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.