# Mechanical Supplier QA

**Company:** [Fluidstack](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fluidstack)
**Location:** Austin, TX, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $137k – $200k/yr
**Skills:** supplier quality, mechanical equipment, hvac equipment, factory acceptance testing, Root Cause Analysis, corrective action, inspection plans, asme, iso, welding inspection, brazing inspection, ppap, apqp
**Posted:** 2026-07-17

> Own supplier quality for mechanical equipment (CDUs, chillers, pumps, piping) from qualification through delivery at a company building massive AI compute infrastructure. Conduct audits, set inspection/test plans, witness FATs, and drive on-floor root cause/corrective actions.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own supplier quality for mechanical equipment: CDUs, chillers, pumps, and piping packages from qualification through delivery.
- Run supplier audits and production readiness reviews before award.
- Perform source inspections before anything ships.
- Set the inspection and test plans suppliers build to, including factory acceptance test witness points.
- Drive root cause and corrective action on quality escapes, and verify the fix at the supplier floor.

## Requirements
- Experience in supplier quality for mechanical or HVAC equipment manufacturers, on their floors.
- Experience witnessing factory acceptance tests and the ability to fail one when it deserves to fail.
- Ability to write inspection plans from drawings and specs, not from templates.
- Corrective actions close with evidence; repeat escapes from suppliers are rare.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Liquid cooling equipment experience.
- ASME and ISO quality systems.
- Welding and brazing inspection.
- PPAP or APQP experience.

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