Principal Quality Development Leader, NPE

NVIDIA Networking Product Engineering is looking for a Development Quality Manager to join the NPE management team and lead quality methodology across a broad engineering organization.

In this role, you will define and drive the quality operating model across product development, design, validation, NPI, manufacturing transfer, and field-learning interfaces. You will work across teams that develop products as well as internal engineering deliverables such as test boards, testers, and validation infrastructure, ensuring that quality is designed in from concept through production and beyond.

This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who can combine engineering depth, structured quality methods, and strong cross-functional influence.

What you’ll be doing:

Lead quality activities throughout the product lifecycle, from concept through NPI and manufacturing transfer
Define and improve development quality processes and frameworks across design, engineering, test, and V&V
Participate in design reviews, providing quality input and milestone-readiness guidance
Lead risk management activities, including FMEA and preventive quality methods
Drive root-cause investigations and ensure effective CAPA implementation and closure
Define, monitor, and report quality KPIs to NPE leadership
Collaborate with R&D, reliability, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations partners
Support audits and ensure compliance with internal and external requirements
Serve as the primary NPE interface to Hardware and Operations Quality teams, driving organizational learning and governance across test assets

What we need to see:

B.Sc. / M.Sc or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer science.
15+ years of experience in relevant industries and roles
Significant experience in hardware product development, product engineering, development quality, reliability, or related technical quality leadership
Strong understanding of product development lifecycles, NPI, validation, manufacturing transfer, and field-quality feedback loops
Experience leading structured problem solving, root-cause investigations, CAPA, and risk-management methods such as FMEA
Ability to work across design, engineering, validation, operations, and manufacturing organizations
Experience defining quality metrics, review mechanisms, and governance processes
Strong communication, influence, and stakeholder-management skills
Ability to drive alignment in a matrix organization

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

Proven background in complex hardware systems and manufacturing-oriented engineering environments, including test boards, testers, and validation platforms
Experience bridging engineering and operations quality, with the ability to scale methodology across multiple teams or organizations
Track record of building learning systems from FA, RMA, validation, and production feedback