Compliance Engineer
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Job Description:
About Altera
Altera is a leading FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) company that delivers programmable hardware, software, and development tools to drive innovation from cloud to edge. With over four decades of experience in programmable logic, our broad portfolio includes FPGAs, CPLDs, IP, SmartNICs, IPUs, and System on Modules-supported by industry-leading tools like the Quartus development suite.
Recently re-established as an independent business, Altera is focused on accelerating programmable compute in AI, networking, communications, industrial, automotive, aerospace/military, and edge-computing domains. Our mission is to provide leadership programmable solutions that are easy to design and deploy, and our vision is to pioneer innovation that unlocks extraordinary possibilities.
About the Role
Product Ecology and Regulatory Engineer support Altera’s product environmental and regulatory compliance activities, helping ensure semiconductor products meet applicable global environmental, material, and product compliance requirements. The engineer will support regulatory data collection, supplier compliance documentation, product/material assessments, regulatory reporting, and maintenance of compliance records.
The role will also provide secondary support to the calibration program, including equipment records management, calibration status tracking, and coordination with equipment owners and calibration service providers.
This position is suitable for an early-career engineer interested in developing expertise in product compliance, environmental regulations, semiconductor materials, quality systems, and metrology/calibration.
Key Responsibilities
Product Ecology & Regulatory Compliance
- Support compliance activities for applicable product environmental regulations and customer requirements, including:
- EU RoHS
- EU REACH and SVHC
- SCIP
- PFAS reporting and emerging PFAS restrictions
- Conflict Minerals / Responsible Minerals reporting
- TSCA and other applicable chemical/material regulations
- Other global product environmental and material compliance requirements
- Collect, review, and maintain supplier material declarations, certificates, test reports, and regulatory compliance documentation.
- Assist with review of product BOMs and material data to determine product compliance status and maintain regulatory and product compliance information
- Support preparation of customer environmental compliance declarations, questionnaires, and information requests.
- Monitor regulatory updates and assist senior engineers in evaluating potential impact to products, materials, suppliers, and business operations.
- Support compliance assessments when materials, suppliers, manufacturing processes, or regulatory requirements change.
- Assist with regulatory reporting and submission activities.
- Maintain objective evidence and records to support internal, customer, and external audits.
- Support development and maintenance of procedures, work instructions, specifications, and compliance records.
- Work cross-functionally with Supplier Quality, Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, Legal, EHS, IT, and other relevant organizations.
- Support continuous improvement and automation of regulatory data collection, reporting, and compliance monitoring.
Calibration Program Support
- Support day-to-day administration of the company calibration program locally.
- Maintain calibration equipment records, calibration certificates, due dates, and equipment status.
- Monitor upcoming calibration due dates and coordinate with equipment owners to ensure timely completion.
- Coordinate calibration activities with internal laboratories and external calibration service providers.
- Review calibration certificates for completeness and required information.
- Assist with identification and follow-up of overdue calibration equipment.
- Support investigation and documentation when equipment is found out of tolerance or calibration requirements are not met.
- Assist in maintaining traceability of calibration to applicable national or international measurement standards.
- Support calibration-related documentation and evidence for ISO 9001, AS9100, customer, and internal audits.
- Assist with calibration metrics, dashboards, and periodic reporting.
- Support continuous improvement of calibration processes and equipment record accuracy.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering/Science, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 0-2 years of relevant professional, internship, co-op, laboratory, manufacturing, quality, environmental compliance, or engineering experience.
- Exposed to product environmental regulations, quality systems, laboratory equipment, or calibration.
Preferred Qualifications
Exposure or familiarity with any of the following:
- Previous semiconductor industry experience
- RoHS, REACH, SCIP, PFAS, TSCA, Conflict Minerals or other product environmental regulations
- Semiconductor manufacturing and supply chain
- BOM and material composition analysis
- Supplier material declarations such as IPC-1752
- ISO 9001 or AS9100 quality management systems
- ISO/IEC 17025 concepts
- Calibration and measurement equipment management
- PLM, ERP, regulatory compliance databases, or product lifecycle systems
- Data analytics or automation tools