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By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company’s COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. The company’s custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com.\nJob Description: \nWe are seeking an experienced leader to drive Supplier / Manufacturing Quality Engineering to anchor our global supplier quality efforts across both Astera Lab’s semiconductor, board-level products, optical products and rack-scale system products. In this role, you will drive leading supplier quality across key manufacturing partners including IC fabs, OSAT’s, optical product suppliers, rack-scale system product suppliers, and PCB/PCBA vendors. You will also work closely with the customers to understand their quality needs and resolve issues related to product quality. Moreover, you will lead cross-functional teams to drive various quality initiatives to ensure that the products meet customer expectations and quality standards. A strong foundation in supplier quality engineering and customer quality engineering, uniquely paired with experience in advanced data analytics for predictive quality, risk assessments, and product quality analytics will be highly valuable to this role. \nResponsibilities: \nSupplier Quality Management \nDrive supplier quality engineering activities at manufacturing partners, including failure analysis, root-cause identification, corrective actions, and verification of sustained closure. \nLead containment, escalation, and recovery actions for supplier-driven quality excursions. \nConduct regular focus line audits at key suppliers to verify process discipline, control plan adherence, corrective actions, and execution against quality expectations. \nNurture winning partnerships across all our strategic manufacturing suppliers: semiconductor wafer fabs, advanced packaging & test (OSAT), boards & assemblies (PCB / PCBA / SMT), substrates / interposers, rack-scale system products, optical products, probe cards, and passive components. \nDevelop robust supplier selection and onboarding processes in collaboration with Design, Procurement, Business & Engineering Operations teams. \nDefine, build, and manage the systems to collect the data (KPI’s) needed to track supplier performance and drive continuous improvement. \nAudit to assess the effectiveness of supplier process controls, manufacturing capabilities, and overall quality management system. \nCoach suppliers by sharing your deep manufacturing experience and knowledge. \nInternational travel as needed, potentially on short notice. There is no minimum amount but prepare to accommodate up to 50%. \nCustomer Quality Management \nWork directly with regional customers to investigate and resolve supplier-related and other related quality issues, provide status updates, and coordinate cross-functional closure. \nHandle customer quality issues using tools such as 8D, 5-why, and FMEA. \nManage customer messaging and provide timely status updates to customers. \nWork on customer questionnaires on environmental compliance such as FMD, REACH and RoHS. \nHandle RMA requests and other technical requests from the customers. \nBuild and maintain strong relationships with key customers. \nAdvanced Data Analytics \nCreate data collection methods to enable product and supplier advanced data analytics needed for monolithic, chiplet, and board products. Data sources will include manufacturing inline controls, production test (including data collection from advanced embedded agents), and failure analysis activities. \nLeverage data into quality models & methods to predict product quality issues and supply chain risks. \nExperience with AI/ML tools is a plus; ability to work with technical partners on model development is key. \nCross-functional Collaboration \nInterface with R&D, NPI, product engineering, ops and other engineering teams to provide supplier and customer input into product design and DFX. \nSupport early supplier involvement and ensure quality requirements needed for manufacturability & testability are achieved, and learnings are propagated appropriately to other products in production & development. \nRepresent supplier quality and customer quality as needed in line failure reviews, excursion management, material reviews (MRB), and CAPA processes. \nPartner with engineering and manufacturing teams to conduct quarterly engineering reviews, evaluate supplier changes (PCN), and assess supplier risks. \nWith engineering engagement, lead quality audits, and corrective action activities using tools such as 8D, 5-why, and FMEA. \nEducation & Experience \nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience. \n8+ years of career progression in supplier quality engineering in the semiconductor, rack-scale system, optics, and/or board-level electronics industry. \n3+ years direct experience working embedded within a high volume advanced manufacturing operation in an engineering role. \nExperience with supplier development in Asia with global manufacturing supply chains. \nExperience interfacing with customers to handle customer quality issues, customer audits, RMA requests and other technical requests. \nExperience serving as a direct interface with the customer with strong expertise to analyze and resolve product quality issues effectively and efficiently \nSix Sigma or ASQ certification a plus \nTechnical Skills \nStrong knowledge of IC fabrication, packaging (including chiplet), test processes, board assembly (SMT) and testing, rack-scale system product manufacturing and testing, and optical product manufacturing and testing. \nFamiliarity with reliability qualification methodologies in the application of IPC, Telcordia, JEDEC requirements. \nProficiency with quality engineering tools (FMEA, APQP, PPAP, SPC, OE, etc.). \nExperience using analytics tools (e.g., JMP, SQL, Excel) to support quality insights. Exposure to AI/ML frameworks is a plus, but not required. \nStrong project management and problem-solving skills, and capable of working independently as well as part of a team \nExcellent communication and soft skills are essential. \nFluent in English and Mandarin \nWe know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.\nWe know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7313,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"China","iso":"CN","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Processors, MCUs & AI Chips","Servers & Data Center Hardware"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-06T11:26:14Z"}],"liveness":{"score":42,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.578,"p_room":0.72,"age_days":48,"expected_fill_days":78,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","velocity","win:mid","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-25T05:45:01Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/astera-labs-principal-supplier-quality-engineer-china","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/astera-labs-principal-supplier-quality-engineer-china.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-26T01:35:21Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1564,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3436,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-27T00:00:00Z"}}}