Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Supplier Quality, Hardware System Integration
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in supplier quality, process, or hardware engineering within the server high-volume electronics industry.
- 5 years of experience in cloud infrastructure.
- Experience with quality tools: statistical process control, design of experiments, Six Sigma, or failure analysis techniques.
- Ability to travel internationally up to 25% of the time.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Materials, or a related engineering field.
- Experience supporting hardware quality for cloud infrastructure products deployed in customer or edge environments.
- Experience with data mining, advanced statistical modeling, or machine learning for predictive quality/reliability forecasting.
- Experience implementing advanced continuous improvement programs (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma Black Belt) focused on supplier process capability and cost of quality.
- Experience with failure analysis and qualification of key Cloud hardware components (servers, networking, storage).
About the job
Google's custom-designed machines make up one of the largest and most powerful computing infrastructures in the world. The Hardware Testing Engineering team ensures that this cutting-edge equipment is reliable. In the R&D lab, you design test equipment for prototypes of our machinery and develop the protocols used to scale these tests for the entire global team. Working closely with design engineers, you give input on designs to improve our hardware until you're sure it meets Google's standards of quality and reliability.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the GDC Supplier Quality strategy, leading all NPI advanced quality planning and design for quality reviews.
- Drive process maturity across the supply base by performing technical deep dives and implementing statistical process control systems.
- Lead systemic issue resolution as the technical authority for failures, managing the full root cause and corrective action cycle.
- Govern supplier performance through advanced KPIs, managing quality handbooks, and approving critical process change notifications.
- Mitigate supply chain risk and ensure complete regulatory compliance (e.g. ISO 9001) for all GDC hardware deployments.
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