Lead Supplier Quality Engineer

Responsibilities

• 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 KPIs 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); elevate 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.).

• 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.