Manufacturing Quality Engineer – Datacenter Infrastructure
Leads manufacturing quality programs for datacenter infrastructure, overseeing vendors, audits, metrics, corrective actions, documentation, and delivery readiness. Requires 10+ years of quality or datacenter experience, an engineering-related bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, and substantial travel.
About the job
Responsibilities
Vendor Oversight & Performance Management
- Conduct manufacturing evaluations and audits across production, inspection, testing, and delivery phases.
- Develop and track quality metrics to assess manufacturing performance and identify trends.
- Partner with vendors to improve processes, training, and quality controls.
Program Development & Execution
- Develop and maintain a datacenter-focused manufacturing quality program supporting global deployment schedules.
- Integrate manufacturing quality requirements into sourcing, design, and construction processes.
- Establish cross-functional communication between manufacturing sites, construction teams, and operations.
Quality Leadership & Collaboration
- Guide vendor and contractor quality teams in adhering to standards and specifications.
- Collaborate with engineering, sourcing, construction, and operations teams.
- Mentor vendor teams and provide structured feedback for continuous improvement.
Issue Resolution & Continuous Improvement
- Audit vendor and project-site quality activities for compliance.
- Lead corrective and preventive action plans for audit findings and nonconformances.
- Facilitate root-cause analysis and drive systemic process improvements.
Schedule & Documentation Management
- Monitor manufacturing schedules to support on-time delivery to datacenter sites.
- Ensure testing and inspection documentation is complete, accurate, and aligned with project milestones.
- Participate in project quality, commissioning, and operational-readiness meetings.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in manufacturing quality management, supplier quality engineering, process improvement, or datacenter engineering/operations.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, construction management, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Ability to analyze data, solve problems, and improve manufacturing processes.
- Track record managing deliverables for complex projects or supplier programs.
- Strong communication skills and experience influencing technical and executive audiences.
- Domestic and international travel as needed, estimated at 40–60%.
Nice-to-Haves
- Technical knowledge of datacenter infrastructure systems, including mechanical, electrical, and controls components.
- Supplier performance management experience for mission-critical facilities.
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Quality Manager, or Quality Auditor certification.
- PMP or equivalent project management certification.
- Experience in industrial or high-volume manufacturing environments.
Compensation
- Salary range: $230,000–$355,000 per year.
Skills
Manufacturing Quality, Supplier Quality Engineering, Process Improvement, Vendor Audits, Quality Metrics, Corrective Action, Root Cause Analysis, Datacenter Infrastructure, Mechanical Systems, Electrical Systems, Controls Systems, Project Management, Asq Quality Certification, PMP
Similar jobs
Hardware Engineering jobs
Cerebras Systems
Sunnyvale, CA
Leads power delivery architecture and technology development for high-performance AI and advanced ASIC platforms, covering electrical performance, thermal management, vendor strategy, and production deployment. Requires a master’s degree or equivalent experience and 15+ years in power delivery systems.
Shield AI
United States
Leads electrical engineering and hardware product design for fixed-wing aircraft systems, covering computing, sensing, communications, and power. Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, 8+ years in electrical engineering, and a record of shipping high-quality products.
Shield AI
United States
Design and deliver mechanical systems for advanced aerospace platforms across concept, testing, production, and field operations. The role requires a mechanical engineering degree, substantial hands-on design experience, 3D CAD proficiency, and expertise in structural analysis and ruggedized hardware.
Cerebras Systems
Sunnyvale, CA
Leads design verification for Cerebras AI chip architecture, developing scalable SystemVerilog/UVM environments, tests, assertions, and coverage plans while debugging across simulation, emulation, and silicon bring-up. Requires 10+ years of verification experience and strong programming and hardware-debugging skills.
Zoox
Foster City, CA
Leads electrical architecture for autonomous vehicles, owning low-voltage power distribution, vehicle communications, ECU power states, and verification strategy. Requires extensive automotive electrical systems experience, model-based systems engineering expertise, and knowledge of ECU firmware and vehicle networks.