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The Principal Reliability Engineer joins the Silicon Manufacturing & Product Engineering team within the Compute Silicon & Manufacturing Engineering organization. This role focuses on ensuring high-quality hardware manufacturing for Microsoft’s custom and semi-custom SoC development. The engineer will lead the supplier quality engineering roadmap, manage NPI product ramps, and establish qualification criteria and reliability plans at OSAT, ODM, Foundry, and indirect material suppliers. Key responsibilities include driving RCCA and CAPA activities for high-impact quality events, conducting supplier audits, and leading FMEA activities for risk mitigation in NUDD scenarios. The role also involves driving DFM, DFR, and DFQ initiatives while interfacing with internal teams from silicon to datacenter levels. Candidates should possess expertise in electrical engineering or computer science and may hold certifications such as ASQ CQE, VDA audit, Six Sigma Black Belt, or ISO certification.
Lead the supplier quality engineering roadmap for custom and semi-custom SoC development.
Establish methodologies and requirements for onboarding new suppliers and managing NPI product ramps.
Develop quality strategies and reliability plans for OSAT, ODM, Foundry, and indirect material suppliers.
Define supplier benchmarking methodologies and conduct audits as required.
Lead investigations into high-impact quality events and drive RCCA and CAPA activities.
Coordinate with internal teams from silicon to datacenter levels to provide end-to-end quality leadership.
Execute FMEA activities for risk mitigation on new, unique, different, or difficult items in the NPI roadmap.
Drive DFM, DFR, and DFQ initiatives to ensure manufacturing and design quality.
What we're looking for
A Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of technical engineering experience.
A Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of technical engineering experience.
A Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of technical engineering experience.
Equivalent experience to the specified degree and year requirements.
Ability to pass a Microsoft Cloud Background Check every two years.
Ability to provide proof of citizenship, residency, or other protected status for export control eligibility.
ASQ CQE certification (preferred).
VDA audit certification, Six Sigma Black Belt, or experience in ISO certification (preferred).
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