Product Quality Engineering Manager
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Materials Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 12 years of experience in manufacturing, hardware quality, reliability, product engineering, or test engineering.
- 10 years of experience in people management.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Materials, or a related engineering field.
- 20 years of experience in high tech industry with focus in hardware quality, reliability, product engineering, test engineering, or manufacturing of cloud hardware systems.
- Experience with advanced statistical (or statistics based) methodologies (e.g., design of experiments, statistical process controls, six sigma, probabilistic models, etc.).
- Ability to work, influence, and resolve conflicts cross-functionally with internal/external partners.
- Ability to proactively influence the product design process by proposing improvements with associated data.
About the job
To enable new/better products fast and scale with efficient QMS, Product Quality Engineers leverage data analytics to provide insights, participate in engineering investigations, and drive actions to improve delivery predictability with robust supply chain quality. When vendors build parts for our compute infrastructure, you’re right there alongside to ensure manufacturing processes are repeatable and controlled and define the next standard of Quality Assurance. Your work ensures Google’s infrastructure works perfectly and keeps our systems humming along smoothly.
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 $208,000-$293,000 + 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
- Develop and execute the overall product quality strategy and assurance plans for next-generation AI hardware systems, collaborating with diverse stakeholders. Develop and manage comprehensive product quality requirements, scope, schedules, and deliverables.
- Own the overall product quality process, spanning internal and external development through successful deployment and production at scale, ensuring consistent quality across all stages.
- Develop predictive failure models using advanced statistical methods. Track key quality metrics and extract actionable insights using advanced analytics and statistical methods to drive continuous improvement. Lead the resolution of product issues during manufacturing and data center operations using structured problem solving techniques such as 8D.
- Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and senior management, distilling complex technical information into clear, concise presentations to drive aligned decisions on quality issues and initiatives, and obtain buy-in from key stakeholders.
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