Supplier Quality Engineer, Lead
Core
Lead supplier quality for manufacturing and data center infrastructure, ensuring quality from supplier selection through delivery for a 10-100s GW compute build.
Role type
Senior Lead Supplier Quality Engineer (Infrastructure & Manufacturing)
Builds
Data center infrastructure and compute hardware supply chain
Domain
AI Infrastructure / Data Centers / Heavy Manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Supplier quality management, team leadership, supplier qualification, audit execution, root-cause analysis, corrective action, KPI management, executive communication
Preferred skills
Six Sigma, CQE, hyperscale supply chain experience, data center construction knowledge, building quality functions from scratch
Technologies
None explicitly stated
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team of supplier quality engineers; manage supplier qualification, audits, and performance; develop and enforce quality standards and inspection protocols; serve as organizational SME for supplier quality; own quality KPIs and drive corrective actions; represent the function in executive reviews.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership scope