Supplier Quality Engineer, PCB, Google Cloud

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, a related PCB field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience in the PCB technology and manufacturing process.
  
• Experience in statistical product quality control, process capability, reliability, failure analysis, and process improvement.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or PCB related field.
  
• Certified in the American Society for Quality certification (CQE, CQM, CRE, or CQA).
• 10 years of experience in Quality/Reliability and PCB technology.
  
• Understanding of PCB manufacturing and test processes.
  
• Ability to travel as needed.
  

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.

As a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Supplier Quality Engineer, you will join the team responsible for setting and managing the supplier quality and reliability standards for our PCB Infrastructure across Google. You are a Quality and Reliability expert with a track record of improving the quality of PCB deliverables during New Product Introduction (NPI) as well as maintaining it throughout their life cycle. You will have extensive involvement in the tools, processes and technologies used to assess PCBs product quality and reliability. You have partner management skills and to shift paradigm through data and use it to drive design or manufacturing process improvements.

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.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the quality and reliability of PCB deliverables throughout the lifecycle. Drive cross-functional activities in the supply chain for overall technical operational readiness in all NPI phases leading into mass production.
  
• Conduct quality and manufacturing process audits at suppliers, including on-site management for critical suppliers to ensure quality products are built and delivered.
  
• Work cross-functionally to define and ensure processes are in place to provide the data required to manage quality and reliability. Interface with suppliers on a regular basis to share parts per million feedback.
  
• Establish quality programs and process controls for early detection of issues and ensure the level of quality and reliability is consistently delivered.