Lead Supplier Quality Engineer

FluidStack

Lead Supplier Quality Engineer at Fluidstack shaping quality across manufacturing and data center projects. Build and lead a team while ensuring compliance and performance across suppliers.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of supplier quality engineers across manufacturing and data center infrastructure disciplines.
Set team priorities, manage workload distribution, and drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
Serve as the organizational subject matter expert (SME) on supplier quality, providing guidance to cross-functional stakeholders including procurement, engineering, and construction teams.
Represent the supplier quality function in leadership reviews, program planning, and executive escalations.
Develop and manage KPI's and Metrics.
Support customer executive business reviews.
Lead supplier qualification, audits, and ongoing performance management for both manufactured components and data center building materials/systems.
Develop and enforce quality control plans, inspection criteria, and acceptance standards for in-house production lines.
Partner with external data center general contractors and subcontractors to establish quality expectations and monitor compliance throughout construction.
Drive root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) processes for non-conformances across manufacturing and infrastructure suppliers.
Define and track supplier KPIs (defect rates, on-time delivery, audit scores); escalate and remediate underperforming suppliers.
Collaborate with procurement and engineering teams during new supplier onboarding and new product/facility introduction.
Support tier-two supplier development initiatives, including capability assessments and capacity planning.
Maintain quality documentation in compliance with relevant standards (ISO 9001, IPC, ASHRAE, etc.).

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or construction quality engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a lead or management role.
Demonstrated experience managing and developing engineering teams.
Familiarity with data center infrastructure (MEP systems, structural, electrical) strongly preferred.
Proficiency in quality tools: FMEA, control plans, SPC, 8D, PPAP.
Experience conducting supplier audits and managing corrective action workflows.
Proven ability to influence without authority across suppliers, contractors, and internal teams.
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or related field.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity).
Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms.
Health, dental, and vision insurance.
Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms.

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Hard Skills & Tools

supplier quality engineeringmanufacturing quality engineeringconstruction quality engineeringquality toolsFMEAcontrol plansSPC8DPPAProot cause analysis

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringteam managementinfluence without authoritycollaborationcommunicationworkload distributioncontinuous improvementproblem-solvingcross-functional guidance