Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, Battery and UPS

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in manufacturing, quality, reliability or product engineering.

Preferred qualifications:

• 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.

About the job

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.

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

• 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.