Supplier Quality Engineer, Solid State Drive

Senior • On-site

$165,000 - $245,000/yr

Sunnyvale, CA

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (e.g., Quality, Electrical), or equivalent practical experience.
10 years of experience as a Quality, Reliability or Product Engineering.
4 years of experience in SSD manufacturing processes.
Experience with high-volume, high-reliability hardware in industries such as servers, automotive, or aerospace.
Experience with SSD technologies, including SSD manufacturing and test processes.
Ability to travel up to (15%-20%) of the time as needed.

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree in Engineering (e.g., Quality, Electrical), or equivalent practical experience.
10 years of experience in Quality/Reliability and SSD technology.
Experience with DRAM (Dynamic Random-Access Memory) technology.

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.Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $165,000-$245,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end supplier quality and reliability for SSD (Solid-State Drive) components, from NPI through end-of-life.
Lead cross-functional initiatives during NPI phases to ensure the technical and operational readiness of the SSD commodity supply chain for mass production.
Partner with Design, Manufacturing, and Commodity teams as the subject matter expert on qualifying and scaling SSD technologies. Influence product roadmaps and architectural decisions by providing data-driven insights on hardware quality, reliability, and performance trade-offs.
Drive the resolution of critical fleet and factory issues, leading suppliers through robust Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA), Failure Analysis (FA), and 8D processes.
Develop and implement advanced quality plans and process controls (FMEA, DOE, Cpk, etc.) to mitigate risks.

Google

Google LLC started as a PhD project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998 at Stanford University. Google LLC has blossomed into a behemoth of the tech world. With its mission to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful, Google’s search engine is its crown jewel. Online advertising, via AdWords and AdSense, forms the backbone of its financial success. Beyond search, Google has ventured into cloud computing, hardware, and software development. The innovative PageRank algorithm revolutionized search engine technology, and surviving the dot-com bubble burst and going public in 2004 spurred its meteoric growth. Acquiring YouTube stands as a testament to Google’s strategic expansion.