Quality Systems Engineer - Data Center
About The Position
Qualcomm Technologies’ Data Center business is scaling its AI inference platform and custom silicon solutions for hyperscaler and cloud customers. The Quality Systems Engineer will lead the development and maturation of the Quality Management System (QMS) as the business pursues ISO 9001 certification and meets increasingly rigorous customer quality expectations. This Staff-level quality systems role establishes scalable, standards-driven quality governance for complex electronic products and platforms. It partners with engineering, program management, operations, and executive leadership to integrate quality throughout the product lifecycle, support expansion into new data center market segments, and evolve the QMS for long-term business growth. The role calls for strong manufacturing electronics fundamentals, broad quality systems expertise, and the ability to influence a highly matrixed organization. The position operates independently with minimal supervision and provides technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to other quality team members.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field; electronics background required.
- Demonstrated experience planning and executing ISO 9001-based internal and external audits.
- Working knowledge of IPC-A-610 electronic hardware acceptability standards for server/data center hardware.
- Experience supporting product traceability programs and lot/component genealogy requirements in complex hardware supply chains.
- Familiarity with hyperscaler quality program requirements, such as OCP qualification standards, customer-specific quality agreements, and product qualification workflows for server/rack platforms.
- Five or more years of experience in quality systems supporting complex electronic products.
- Strong understanding of product development lifecycles, validation, and release processes.
- Proven ability to lead structured problem solving and root cause analysis for systemic issues.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Minimum qualification pathways: bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field and 4+ years of Supplier Quality Assurance or related experience; or master’s degree in one of those fields and 3+ years of such experience; or PhD in one of those fields and 2+ years of such experience.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with PLM, ERP, and MES systems.
- Awareness of product environmental governance requirements.
- Black Belt/Six Sigma certification.
- ASQ certification (such as CQE or CRE), ISO Lead Auditor certification, or equivalent.
Responsibilities
- Lead development, implementation, and continuous improvement of a QMS for mission-critical data center hardware, using structured methodologies such as PDCA, Lean, and Six Sigma.
- Translate contractual obligations and quality specifications into internal quality flow-downs for design, manufacturing, and supplier teams.
- Lead engineering audits and assessments across data center products, including documentation, design reviews, and stage-gate quality gates aligned with product requirements and silicon development flows, ISO-based requirements, and customer-specific requirements.
- Translate hyperscaler contractual quality obligations—including customer quality agreements, warranty requirements, and epidemic defect triggers—into internal quality controls and supplier flow-downs.
- Analyze quality data, assessment outcomes, and customer signals to identify enterprise-level risks and trends, and drive improvements through CAPA and Lessons Learned.
- Build and maintain relationships with engineering and business teams to align on quality objectives, risk posture, and continuous improvement priorities.
- Execute product traceability programs and lot/component genealogy requirements in complex hardware supply chains.
- Establish and maintain key metrics to drive continual improvement.
- Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to other quality team members.
Benefits
- Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
- Opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for the annual bonus).
- Competitive benefits package designed to support employees at work, at home, and at play.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
