Technical Director, Quality and Reliability; AI

Position: Technical Director, Quality and Reliability (AI2559)
Description

Job Title:

Technical Director Quality and Reliability

Job Location:

San Jose, CA (This position requires a full-time, on-site presence in our San Jose, CA office) Job   

Job Description    SiMa.ai is looking for a Technical Director of Quality and Reliability to lead all Quality and Reliability aspects related to our MLSoCTM silicon and board-level products (SoM, PCIe cards, Dev Kits, etc.), including Product Quality & Reliability, Customer and Supplier Quality, the QMS, and Environmental & Regulatory Compliance. Areas of focus and key responsibilities (include, but not limited to):
Build and lead Quality & Reliability organization of SiMa.ai including PQE, CQE, SQE, and Environmental & Regulatory Compliance; own the QMS (ISO 9001) and Q&R KPIs (DPPM, FIT, RMA rate)
Strengthen and expand SiMa.ai Automotive and Industrial quality infrastructure. Close cooperation and support of the Automotive Business Sector needs and activities.

Provide guidance, drive analysis and implementation in all technical aspects related to Quality, Reliability & Environment activities to meet SiMa.ai business needs Serve as top representative of SiMa.ai in front of Customers and Supply Partners as required by the business

Define and execute product (ASIC and Board level: SoM, PCIe cards) qualification procedures and quality control including Commercial, Industrial and Automotive products, based on customer mission profiles

Own silicon and package reliability (JEDEC JESD
47 / AEC-Q100, large flip-chip BGA, board-level reliability) and FIT reporting Drive board-level quality for SoM and PCIe products: environmental qualification, EMS manufacturing quality (IPC-A-610), component/AVL quality

Responsible for suppliers risk management, qualification audit and quality control across foundry, OSAT, substrate, PCB, and EMS partners (quality agreements, scorecards, SCAR/8D)
Cross-team coordination to handle quality and reliability issues; manage and control RMA and FA, execute 8D reports; manage customer quality agreements, audits, and quality documentation

Own PCN, EOL, and ECN processes (JEDEC J-STD-046 / JESD
48)
Fab, OSAT, and board manufacturing vendors QA control and issues management

Drive Q&R aspects in test program definitions, coverage, changes, and TTR across wafer sort, final test, and SLT, including burn-in and outlier screening

Process and product reliability monitoring analysis and control

Own global environmental compliance for ASIC and board products:
RoHS (EU/China), REACH (SVHC, SCIP), POPs, TSCA, PFAS, Prop 65, conflict minerals (CMRT/EMRT), material declarations (IPC-1752A, IMDS), and WEEE/packaging for finished products

Coordinate product certification (FCC, CE, IEC/UL 62368-1) and Declarations of Conformity; partner with Security on EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) conformity

Travel up to 20% Required Background:  BS/MS in electrical engineering, material science, or a related field with 15+ years relevant experience, including 5+ years leading Q&R teams

Strong hands-on technical background in product quality, reliability, and environmental compliance of complex SoCs (advanced node, flip-chip BGA) and board-level products to support tier-1 customers

Fabless experience managing foundry, OSAT, and EMS partners

Mass production experience with Automotive and/or Industrial products, including suppliers and customers engagement

Good understanding of all aspects of Automotive standards such as AEC-Q100, AEC-Q104, IATF 16949 core tools.

Experience applying JEDEC and ISO standards; working knowledge of global environmental regulations (RoHS, REACH, PFAS, conflict minerals)
Ability to drive multi-functional teams (matrix management), analyze qual or inline (fab/OSAT) excursions, and take decisions with some level of…