Quality Engineer - Rack Infrastructure & Site Operations - Stargate

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct supplier capability assessments and execute quality audits across production, testing, and delivery
• Define and track quality metrics to identify trends and proactively address issues before shipment
• Build and maintain a datacenter-focused manufacturing quality program aligned with global deployment needs
• Integrate manufacturing quality requirements into sourcing, design, commissioning, and operational workflows
• Ensure vendor teams meet OpenAI’s quality standards and specifications through hands-on support and structured feedback
• Coordinate closely with engineering, sourcing, construction, and operations teams to align quality priorities with project goals
• Lead root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action plans, and the resolution of quality non-conformances
• Audit quality activities at vendor and project sites to verify compliance with requirements and operational readiness

Qualifications

• 10+ years in manufacturing quality, supplier quality, process improvement, or datacenter engineering/operations
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Construction Management, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data, solve problems, and improve manufacturing performance
• Proven track record managing deliverables across complex supplier programs
• Excellent communication skills with experience influencing technical and executive stakeholders

Preferred Skills

• Technical knowledge of datacenter infrastructure systems (mechanical, electrical, compute)
• Experience managing quality for mission-critical or industrial systems
• ASQ CQE/CQM/CQA or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification
• PMP or similar project management credential
• Experience in industrial or high-volume manufacturing environments