Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, Battery and UPS
About The Position
Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration. As a Battery/Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Supplier Quality Engineer, you work in collaboration with Suppliers, Hardware Designers, Commodity Managers, Manufacturing Engineers, and Data Center teams. You set and manage Battery/UPS component quality and reliability standards, drive supplier factory certification audits, and lead component and manufacturing site qualifications. You actively manage NPI and sustaining quality, continuous improvements, and ensure lessons learned are actioned back to suppliers and partner teams. You drive true root cause failure analysis and systemic corrective actions with comprehensive preventative actions. Additionally, you extract and analyze data from supplier facilities, Google production lines, and Google data centers to verify performance and drive improvements. The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide. We're the driving team behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in manufacturing, quality, reliability or product engineering.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Engineering (e.g., Quality, Electrical), or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in quality/reliability, Battery/UPS and PCBA manufacturing process.
- Experience with high-volume and high-reliability hardware in industries such as servers, automotive, or aerospace.
- Excellent organization, prioritization, leadership, collaboration, and communication skills.
- Excellent teamwork, self-motivation, and attention to detail.
Responsibilities
- Manage the supplier quality and reliability for Battery/UPS components, from NPI through end-of-life.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives during NPI phases to ensure the technical and operational readiness of the Battery/UPS supply chain for mass production.
- Partner with Design, Manufacturing, and Commodity teams as the subject matter expert on qualifying and scaling Battery/UPS technologies.
- Influence product roadmaps and architectural decisions by providing data-driven insights on hardware quality, reliability, and performance trade-offs.
- Drive the supplier selection and qualification process through on-site audits and technical assessments of their quality and manufacturing capabilities.
- Drive the resolution of critical fleet and factory issues, leading suppliers through Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), Failure Analysis (FA), and Eight Disciplines (8D) processes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
