# Director, Quality and Reliability Engineering – AI Hardware at d-Matrix > Hybrid · United States · Director+ · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/ashby%3Ad-Matrix%3A6fe8f1e7-6d67-46bd-8c49-856bc7bd8561 (read 2026-11-05). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [d-Matrix](https://alderhq.app/companies/d-matrix) - Location text: Santa Clara - Where it can be done from (inferred): Hybrid · United States (evidence: "Location: Santa Clara") - Posted: 2026-10-19 (17 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/d-Matrix/6fe8f1e7-6d67-46bd-8c49-856bc7bd8561 ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: $195k–$285k per year (from the listing's pay field) - Market band for similar posted roles (SF Bay Area, n 713): p25 $215k, median $256k, p75 $293k ## Description (the employer's text) Join d-Matrix and help build the future of AI inference. We’ve pioneered a memory-centric architecture that brings compute directly into memory, making AI faster, more energy efficient, and accessible on a global scale. From chips and software to rack-scale systems, our team is tackling some of AI infrastructure’s hardest challenges — and shipping breakthrough technology today. If you want to create what comes next and help make infinite inference possible, we’d love to hear from you. Our culture is built on respect, collaboration, and direct communication. We value humility, we believe our different perspectives lead to better solutions, and we’re looking for people who are driven by execution and energized by hard problems. Location: Hybrid, working onsite at our Santa Clara, CA, HQ 3 days per week. Title: Director, Quality and Reliability Engineering – AI Hardware ### The Role d-Matrix is seeking an experienced quality and reliability leader to own product, supplier, manufacturing, and customer quality, reliability engineering, and component engineering for AI hardware platforms spanning ASIC, cards, servers, racks, and clusters. This leader is accountable for quality, reliability, field performance, and customer confidence for high-performance AI systems deployed at data center scale. The role operates at the intersection of hardware engineering, manufacturing operations, supply chain, and customers, embedding quality and reliability into design, supplier, and manufacturing decisions. d-Matrix is already shipping first-generation Rack Scale products in volume. This is a hands-on role with the opportunity to build and lead a top-notch team to achieve world-class quality, reliability, and availability performance. ### This Role Owns Quality Management System (QMS) and audit readiness, aligned to ISO 9001 or equivalent Product Quality and Reliability Engineering, including qualification, RDT, MTBF, ORT, and fault-tolerant design Supplier Quality across ODMs, Contract Manufacturers, and component suppliers Manufacturing Quality at ODM and CM sites, including process control, yield, DPPM, and shipment readiness Customer Quality, including RMA, reverse logistics, failure analysis, and customer escalations Component Engineering for board-level products and above, including qualification, AVL governance, and second sourcing Quality metrics and executive reporting with independent reporting to leadership This role sets quality strategy, standards, and outcomes, collaborating closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Test, and Supplier and Partner Management who execute within that framework ### What you will do Build and scale the QMS, including Control Plans, Work Instructions, and CAPA governance, across ASIC, card, server, rack, and cluster-level products Design and run RMA, reverse logistics, and failure analysis processes with closed-loop feedback into design and manufacturing Drive reliability programs (qualification, RDT, MTBF, ORT) and fault-tolerant design that meets AI datacenter availability requirements Establish supplier and manufacturing quality programs across partners, including audits, process controls, and NPI build readiness Lead Component Engineering for board-level products and above, including qualification, second-source programs, and lifecycle management Define quality KPIs and dashboards (yield, DPPM, RMA rate, MTBF, CAPA closure) and report independently to executive leadership Serve as the quality voice in product release and shipment readiness, customer audits, and escalations; build, hire, and develop the quality organization for volume shipments and Rack Scale solutions ### What you will bring 15+ years in hardware quality and reliability engineering, including 5+ years leading multi-disciplinary teams BS/MS in EE/ME or a related engineering field Deep exposure to server-class systems, AI accelerators, or data center hardware Proven track record of building or scaling a QMS through high-volume ramps Hands-on experience across supplier, manufacturing, and customer quality, including ODMs and CMs --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). 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