Supplier Quality Engineer
$148,000 - $235,750 USD yearly
Originally posted 20 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
NVIDIA is looking for a Supplier Quality Engineer to lead all aspects of memory product quality and collaborate directly with memory suppliers to implement quality programs. You will partner with Hardware Engineering, Product Engineering, Reliability Engineering, and Commodity Management to resolve excursions and track vendor metrics.
What you'll do
- Lead memory quality initiatives and cultivate supplier relationships to align on quality standards.
- Act as the primary liaison between memory suppliers and internal cross-functional teams to resolve quality excursions.
- Manage memory failure analysis (FA) by driving root cause determination, corrective/preventive actions, and continuous improvements.
- Monitor vendor metrics, quality trends, and mitigate risks using data analytics tools.
- Oversee product change notifications (PCNs) to evaluate risks tied to modifications and excursions.
- Conduct on-site supplier quality audits to verify manufacturing practices.
What you'll need
- BS or MS in engineering (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years of technical experience in the memory industry.
- DRAM technical expertise, including knowledge of DRAM operations and ability to interpret key AC/DC datasheet parameters.
- Background in memory quality and reliability, memory design, or memory testing, including reliability concepts and failure theories.
- Familiarity with physical FA techniques, such as C-SAM, SEM, TEM, FTIR, ASE, and Hot Spot Analysis.
- Experience applying problem-solving and quality management tools including 8D methodology and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
- Hands-on experience with data analytics tools such as Excel, Minitab, JMP, or Tableau, alongside experience managing memory quality specifications for Automotive and Data Center environments.
Skills: memory quality, reliability, failure analysis, 8D methodology, supplier quality audits
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This role has been open 102 days — well above the 45-day median for Reliability Engineering roles.
Reliability Engineering · Reliability Engineering
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Open roles in category
497
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Median days open
45 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$149k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (497 roles · 75 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 497 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 65 | 10118 · 104 employers |
| Median days open | 102 d | 45 d (+57 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $149k |
Skills observed across this category: memory quality, reliability, failure analysis, 8D methodology, supplier quality audits
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 79 open roles · median 91 d
- Infineon Technologies · 32 open roles · median 44 d
- Renesas Electronics · 26 open roles · median 22 d
- STMicroelectronics · 22 open roles · median 20 d
- onsemi · 19 open roles · median 85 d
- Applied Materials · 16 open roles · median 63 d
How we counted: 497 open Reliability Engineering (Reliability Engineering) roles from 75 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 31 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 Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.