Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Meta; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Manufacturing Quality Engineer to lead a global quality program focused on people, processes, and accountability across vendor management and site-based stakeholders. You will drive vendor improvement, implement QC standards, and ensure readiness for day-one operations and on-time delivery.

Ideal candidates will have 10+ years in quality or manufacturing engineering, strong cross-functional collaboration skills, and experience with data-driven quality tools.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in Quality Management, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• Experience influencing others and communicating across levels.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects and supplier improvements.
• Bachelor's in engineering or construction management or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in managing outputs of cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct vendor audits and set strategic vendor improvement objectives.
• Develop and monitor quality metrics to evaluate vendor performance.
• Mentor off-site vendor teams and coordinate with cross-functional partners.
• Lead identification and mitigation of quality issues and RCA actions.
• Coordinate with design, construction, and facility operations teams for readiness.
• Provide leadership to MOFE and interfaces with sourcing, design, and contractors.
• Train vendor personnel on quality procedures and OFCI management.
• Review energization/startup schedules to reduce issues and ensure readiness.
• Attend required project and quality meetings and travel as needed.
• Drive closure of open issues and ensure timely documentation.

Skills

Vendor management

Quality engineering

Root cause analysis

Statistical process control

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's in engineering or construction management

Tools

Autodesk BIM360 Field

ACC Build

Job description

Summary:

This role is responsible for the generation, implementation, and management of a Manufacturing focused Meta Quality Program, by establishing a Quality Program that is focused on people, processes and accountability through influential vendor management and effective partnerships with site-based stakeholders (General Contractor Teams, Vendor Teams, Trade Partners, and Infra-Data Center Teams). Through leadership and partnerships, the Manufacturing Quality Engineers will apply established quality methodologies and program standards to drive vendor improvement objectives and issue mitigation strategies to ensure day one readiness, predictable on-time delivery, and operational reliability of our global campuses.

Required Skills:

Manufacturing Quality Engineer Responsibilities:

1. Conduct vendor audits, evaluate on site trend data reflective of vendor performance (set in place inspections, construction, start-up, and commissioning execution) and establish strategic vendor improvement objectives to refine vendor processes, training and phase gating that result in reduced risk of shipping issues to sites and impacting start-up and commissioning

2. Develop and monitor quality program metrics to evaluate vendor manufacturing and project performance. Analyze these metrics to identify root causes of concerning trends and work with the relevant parties to implement corrections

3. Contribute to building teams by mentoring and developing off-site Vendor teams by providing feedback to meet and exceed manufacturing expectations by defining performance objectives while influencing on-site teammates and partners such as Regional Quality Managers, Building Management System, Quality Managers, General contractor teams, Vendor support teams, Trade Partners, and other Meta Infrastructure Data Center teams

4. Remain informed of operational equipment deficiencies, evaluate systemic potential and program manage systemic vendor RCA and site escalation mitigation strategies

5. In conjunction with the Regional Quality Manager, Building Management System (BMS) Quality Manager, Data Center Engineering & Construction, Infrastructure and Supply Chain Engineering and Facility Operations matrixed teams establish effective processes and standards to enable efficient scope execution and effective cross-functional communications

6. Provide leadership to offsite vendor and on-site Meta Operations Facilities Engineering (MOFE) management & quality teams while interfacing at the highest level between sourcing, design, construction, facility operations leadership and the general contractor

7. Provide direction and feedback to vendor staff, general contractor staff and trade partners on the Owner Furnished Contractor Installed (OFCI) Management and Quality program

8. Provide onboarding & continuous training of Vendor personnel to ensure awareness of quality procedures and specific responsibilities vital to the Meta Quality program

9. Through the establishment of partnerships, coordinate quality issues & schedule dynamics between the Meta design, Infrastructure and Supply Chain Engineering, construction, and facility operations teams to ensure operational readiness

10. Audit Quality activities of vendor and project team staff on a regular cadence and as triggered by quality events to assess conformance with the manufacturing expectations

11. Recommend and verify effective implementation of corrective and preventive actions for Vendor Audit & Execution non-conformances and quality issues, in coordination with sourcing partners, vendor management, design, engineering, construction and other functional disciplines

12. Partner with Vendor teams and Project Teams in review of Level 3, 4, and 5 Energization, Start-up, and Commissioning schedules to help ensure issue counts are trending downward, gating issues mitigated, adequate field service representatives are mobilized, and vendor risks are proactively avoided

13. Help drive the closure of open issues and elevate any open items not getting closed out in a timely manner

14. Assist in confirming that Level 2 and Level 3 testing documentation is properly completed and retained in a timely manner that aligns with microschedule milestones

15. Attend required Construction Meetings such as the weekly project and monthly global Mechanical Electrical Plumbing / Operations and Maintenance Quality meeting, weekly meetings, and daily start-up and commissioning meetings

16. Travel domestically and internationally as needed (anticipated 50 to 60%)

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

1. 10+ years experience of Quality Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Improvement, Process Management or Mission Critical Engineering/Construction/Operations

2. Experience with sharing information and influencing others (communication skills, experience to liaise cross functionally, internally, and externally. This includes executive communications and presentations

3. A proven communicator with experience energizing short-term and maintaining long-term relationships

4. Experience applying root cause analysis, statistical process control, and quality tools (e.g., 8D, FMEA, fishbone diagrams) to resolve manufacturing or construction quality issues

5. Bachelor's in engineering or construction management or equivalent work experience

6. Demonstrated experience in directly and indirectly managing output of complex projects, programs, suppliers, or internal teams

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Demonstrated experience in supplier performance management

2. Certified ASQ quality manager or quality engineer or auditor

3. Project Management Professional (PMP) or Equivalent Certifications

4. Experience utilizing Autodesk BIM360 Field and/or ACC Build software

5. Technical knowledge of data centers and critical electrical and mechanical systems

6. Industrial and/or manufacturing engineering experience

7. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

8. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

9. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

Public Compensation:

$150,000/year to $209,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry:

Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

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