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Google LLC; Fremont (CA); Hybrid; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is hiring a Senior Product Quality Engineer for Opto-Mechanical Modules and XR in Fremont. You will own end-to-end quality strategies across LEA and DSA, coordinating with internal engineering and external partners to meet high standards through NPI and mass production.

You will drive RCCA, leadership of cross-functional teams, and use data analysis to guide design and process improvements, supporting the XR initiative at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE/Optical/Mechanical/Physics/Materials or equivalent.
• 5 years hardware product quality or reliability experience in display modules or consumer electronics.
• Experience leading cross-functional quality issue resolution (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, DMAIC).

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product and customer quality strategy for LEA and DSA from NPI to mass production.
• Serve as primary quality liaison between internal engineering teams and manufacturing partners.
• Lead RCCA investigations and cross-functional root cause analysis with design and manufacturing teams.
• Establish dashboards and analyze RMA data to drive continuous design and process improvements.

Skills

Quality leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, DMAIC

Data analysis

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or equivalent

Master's or Ph.D. preferred

Tools

JMP

Python

SQL

Job description

Senior Product Quality Engineer, Opto-Mechanical Modules, XR

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• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in hardware product quality, customer quality, reliability, or product engineering for display modules, electro-optical devices, or consumer electronics.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams to resolve technical quality issues and driving structured problem-solving (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, DMAIC).
• Experience in a customer-facing or partner-facing quality role managing technical escalations.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• 8 years of experience in display module quality or reliability (e.g., MicroLED, MicroOLED, LCD/OLED, Light Engines) in high-volume consumer hardware or AR/VR systems.
• Demonstrated expertise in quality systems and risk management methodologies, including DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, and APQP.
• Strong proficiency in statistical data analysis tools (e.g., JMP, Python, SQL) for yield pareto analysis, failure trend modeling, and risk assessment.
• In-depth understanding of optoelectronic characterization, display module assembly processes, and optical metrology.

About the job

As a Senior Product Quality Engineer, you will own end-to-end product and customer quality strategy for light engine assemblies (LEA) and display system assemblies (DSA) across the product lifecycle from new product introduction (NPI) to high-volume mass production. You will serve as the primary quality liaison between internal engineering teams and manufacturing partners.

In this role, you will advocate product quality, customer quality, drive failure analysis workflows with partners, oversee product quality metrics, and lead cross-functional root cause and corrective actions (RCCA) to deliver industry-leading display module quality. You will also leverage your ability to analyze complex data, drive root cause analysis, and influence design and process improvements. For decades, the computing revolution has reshaped our world driven by breakthroughs in compute, connectivity, mobile, and now, AI. Google's XR team is at the forefront of the next major leap – the convergence of AI and XR. This is more than just new devices – it's about reimagining how we interact with the world around us. We're building a future where lightweight XR devices like smart glasses and headsets pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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• Own end-to-end product quality for Opto-mechanical modules (like LEA, DSA), driving quality target alignment (AFR), DFQ/NUDD reviews, and lessons learned across development phases.
• Lead customer quality and downstream partner engagements, managing quality issue escalations, represent customer feedback, and downstream audit/scorecard readiness.
• Drive the failure analysis, leading cross-functional root cause and corrective actions (RCCA/8D) with design, failure analysis, and manufacturing teams.
• Govern product change notifications (PCNs) and material review board (MRB) dispositions to safeguard product quality and design integrity.
• Establish comprehensive product quality dashboards, analyzing return merchandise authorization (RMA) data and failure modes to drive continuous design and process enhancements.

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