Supplier Quality Engineer, OEM Networking

Google • Sunnyvale, CA

6h • $138,000 - $202,000

About The Position

As a Supplier Quality Engineer for Networking, you will join the team responsible for setting and managing the quality and reliability standards for our Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Router and Optical Transport products. You will collaborate to drive supplier development and ongoing performance management to Google's technology and business needs. You will have involvement in the tools and techniques used to assess product quality and reliability. You will have partner management skills and the ability to sift through data and use it to drive design or process improvements. You will manage the OEM supplier quality and create the processes, tools and procedures behind Google’s powerful search technology. You will collaborate with Commodity Managers and Engineers to determine Google’s infrastructure needs and product specifications and to make sure you will maximize multi-sourcing for each product. Your work ensures the various pieces of Google’s infrastructure fit together perfectly and keep our systems humming along smoothly for a seamless user experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with OEM networking components and hardware/software design, manufacturing, characterization, qualification, testing, quality, reliability, field failures, No Trouble Found (NTF) and product issue resolution.
• 8 years of experience in leading product and process non conformance: CAR, 8D and RMAs, failure analysis and reporting.
• 8 years of experience of problem solving tools including design of experiments, root cause analysis, and statistical process control principles.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in project management with problem-solving tools, including design of experiments, root cause analysis, and statistical process control principles.
• Knowledge of and experience working with optical transport systems or routers.
• Ability to deliver, organize, adept driving actions, and resolve conflicts and communicate with ease at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Supplier quality programs including continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Drive and execute RMAs (Returned Material Authorization) and failure analyses, establish root causes, and drive corrective actions.
• Manage supplier quality performance management, lead end to end sustaining product quality metrics (e.g., metric calculation, metric resolution, trend review, internal reporting).
• Perform regular audits of supplier manufacturing facilities and assess production control and quality programs, identify shortfalls to expectation, and directly secure resolution.
• Manage Product Change Notifications (PCNs) and drive appropriate evaluation and qualification with Engineering teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees