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Principal Quality Engineer

United States, Washington, Redmond💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-14 → 2026-07-31

Core

Develop and implement supplier quality management strategies and conduct hands-on hardware failure analysis for data center GPU systems.

Role type

Principal Quality Engineer (Hardware/GPU)

Builds

Data center hardware (GPU systems, servers) and manufacturing quality deliverables

Domain

Data Center Hardware / GPU Systems / Manufacturing Quality

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Root Cause Analysis (RCA), GPU system failure analysis, hardware debugging, telemetry and log analysis, NPI phase-gate management, Critical-to-Quality metrics definition, liquid cooling system knowledge, server architecture understanding (GPU, Memory, CPU), power/system/network environment debugging

Preferred skills

Patent or track record of engineering excellency, leadership in diverse teams

Technologies

GPU systems, Memory, CPU, Liquid Cooling Systems, modern server architectures

Responsibilities

Conduct hands-on debug in global data centers (onsite and virtual) including GPU sub-system failure analysis. Develop and implement a robust supplier quality management strategy. Manage multiple NPI builds and quality phase-gate deliverables. Establish Critical-to-Quality performance metrics. Act as the voice of quality in the hardware change management process.

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship

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## About the role - Hands on debug in data center (onsite and virtual) - Develop and implement a robust supplier quality management strategy to ensure the data center hardware is manufactured at the highest level of quality standards. - Leadership to work across data centers, development, and supplier to resolve critical & high severity issues. - Conduct hands on debug in global data centers (onsite and virtual) including GPU sub-system failure analysis. - Drive the continuous improvement process based on Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and identified opportunities. - Manage multiple NPI builds and quality phase-gate deliverables for the manufacturing team throughout the engineering development lifecycle, from concept through production readiness. - Establish Critical-to-Quality performance metrics to measure and improve product quality. - Act as the voice of quality in the hardware change management process, ensuring quality requirements are considered and met. ## Requirements - Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience - OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience - OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience - OR equivalent experience. - 12+ years relevant technical engineering experience - OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience - OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience - OR equivalent experience. - 12+ years of work experience in managing product quality in the electronic industry. - 5+ years of direct engineering experience in hardware system issue resolution for GPU systems. - Versed in filtering through applicable debug data, like telemetry and logs to identify and investigate HW failure signatures. - Patent or track record of engineering excellency. - Experience with Liquid Cooling Systems in Data Centers - 12+ years of experience in working with the modern server architectures - includes understanding of GPU, GPU system hardware, Memory or CPU and methods for failure analysis, debugging or validation. - 12+ years of proven success of leading resolution of critical quality issues across data centers - 8+ years of system level server debugging with an understanding of power, system and network environments - 3+ years of direct GPU related engineering experience in issue debug/test log review. - Leadership skills and ability to collaborate with diverse teams and drive a call to action.
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