Data Center Quality Engineer

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Materials or a relevant Engineering discipline.
• 8 years of experience in quality, manufacturing, or product engineering of cloud hardware technology or electronic hardware systems.
• Experience with advanced statistical methodologies (e.g., Design Of Experiments (DOE), Statistical Process Controls (SPC), six sigma, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Analysis Of Variance (ANOVA), Measurement System Analysis (MSA), Fishbone, etc.).
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Materials or a relevant Engineering discipline.
• Certified Reliability/Quality Engineer (CRE/CQE) certification or equivalent experience.
• Experience in data analysis and visualization using SQL, JMP, R, Matlab, Tableau, PowerBI or Python+.
• Experience with technical leadership, project management, and executive communication.

About the job

Google's custom-designed equipment makes up one of the largest and most powerful computing infrastructures in the world. The Manufacturing Operations team is responsible for providing the manufacturing capability to deliver this state-of-the-art physical infrastructure. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you evaluate the product designs and create the processes, tools and procedures behind Google’s powerful search technology. When vendors build parts for our infrastructure, you’re right there alongside ensuring manufacturing processes are repeatable and controlled. You collaborate with Commodity Managers and Design Engineers to determine Google’s infrastructure needs and product specifications. 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.

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 $138,000-$202,000 + 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

• Provide technical leadership, set priorities, complete root cause analysis, and drive resolution of technical issues for exceptional product quality, predictable field deployment results, and reliability.
• Initiate, drive, and implement innovative product, process, tools development/improvement projects, separately and in a cross-functional environment.
• Gather and analyze manufacturing/field data within the data center environment to extract actionable insights and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Monitor, review and present product performance data and metrics to stakeholders in a concise and clear way that enables data-driven decision making.
• Review, edit, improve, and create technical documentation such as deployment guides, population documents, and repairs guides based on data, investigations, technician feedback, and quality fundamentals.