Principal, Product Quality Engineer
Core
Technical and execution leader responsible for end-to-end product quality and reliability governance across the product lifecycle from early development through high-volume manufacturing and end-of-life.
Role type
Principal, Product Quality Engineer (PQE)
Builds
Complex semiconductor products for enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier architectures
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing and reliability engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Product lifecycle quality governance, risk posture management, cross-functional team leadership without direct authority, qualification strategy execution, root cause analysis, manufacturing quality controls, supplier quality management, failure analysis, CAPA implementation, quality metrics definition
Preferred skills
Semiconductor device experience, advanced packaging knowledge, photonics expertise, system-level product experience, PCN strategy execution, executive and customer-facing communication
Technologies
None explicitly listed beyond domain context
Responsibilities
Own product quality governance and sign-off across Proposal Approval, Production Release, Mass Production readiness, and End-of-Life; Define and execute Product Quality Plans including CTQs and validation strategies; Establish quality and reliability targets including yield and defect rates; Lead qualification strategy across DVT, PVT, and MP phases; Define and enforce manufacturing quality controls including IQC, IPQC, FQC, SPC, and stop-ship criteria; Lead complex failure analysis spanning manufacturing, qualification, and field returns; Act as single quality owner across design, product, test, manufacturing, supplier, and customer teams; Mentor junior PQEs and influence broader quality standards
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship