Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, Optics, ASIC, and Network Fabric

Job Type
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Full-Time l
Location:San Francisco l Department
: AI Infrastructure Supply Chain l Reporting to
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Technical Lead Director, Manufacturing and Quality|
Work Location Type
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IREN is a leading AI Cloud Service Provider, delivering large-scale GPU clusters for AI training and inference. IREN’s vertically integrated platform is underpinned by its expansive portfolio of grid-connected land and data centers in renewable-rich regions across the U.S. and Canada.

The
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer, Optics, ASIC, and Network Fabric owns supplier quality for the networking silicon and interconnect hardware in IREN’s AI data centers, including optical transceivers, AOC and DAC cables, fiber cabling, switch and NIC ASICs, and top-of-rack (TOR), leaf, and spine fabric switches. Reporting to the Technical Lead Director, Manufacturing and Quality, this senior individual-contributor role qualifies suppliers, sets quality standards for mass production deployment, and serves as the senior escalation point for supplier-related optics, ASIC, and fabric failures.

The role partners closely with Engineering, Technical Sourcing, Supply Chain Operations, Data Center Operations, and optics, silicon, and switch suppliers to deliver hardware that meets IREN’s cost, quality, and reliability targets at scale.

With 100% renewable energy, we build, own and operate our data centers and take pride in being at the forefront of sustainable solutions for the ever-evolving applications of high performance compute. We belive that human progress is invaluable, but it should be done in the right way - responsibly, sustainably and having a positive impact on the communities we operate in.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years of experience preferred in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or product quality for optics, networking silicon, switches, or data center network hardware, ideally at a hyperscaler, cloud provider, or AI infrastructure company.
• Knowledge of network hardware technologies (optical transceivers and AOC/DAC cables, switch and NIC ASICs, Ser Des and high-speed interconnects, TOR, leaf, and spine fabric switches, and routing, switching, and transport fundamentals).
• Proven experience qualifying and managing optics, semiconductor, and switch suppliers and contract manufacturers, including supplier audits, PPAP or equivalent, First Article Inspection, and early technical and capability assessments of new-technology suppliers.
• Working expertise with supplier test and inspection methods for optics and network hardware, including optical power, loss, and eye-margin testing, BER and link-level testing, ASIC and board-level functional test, and burn-in.
• Hands-on experience driving supplier manufacturing operations, including reliability and quality requirements, incoming inspection, and acceptance criteria for optics, ASICs, and fabric switches.
• Strong knowledge of quality methodologies (FACA/CAPA, 8D, SCAR, FMEA, SPC/Cpk, reliability testing), PLM-based BOM and change management, and data center spares planning.
• Experience with Ethernet and Infini Band fabrics, 400G/800G optics, and relevant standards (IEEE 802.3, OIF, MSA, OCP) preferred.
• Strong problem solving, data analysis, and communication skills, with the ability to operate autonomously and drive root cause and corrective actions across cross-functional and supplier teams.

• Own supplier quality strategy for IREN’s optics, ASIC, and network fabric hardware, from supplier qualification and NPI through volume production and sustaining.
• Qualify new suppliers and contract manufacturers for optical…