Networking Supplier Quality Engineer (Equity & Bonus)

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Sunnyvale seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer for Networking to own the quality and reliability of OEM networking hardware deployed globally. You will partner with Hardware Engineering and Network Operations to define requirements, drive failure analysis, lead corrective actions with suppliers, and guide NPI readiness and supplier audits to enable scalable, cost-effective production.

Behind the scenes, you will analyze field data, influence design choices, and help maximize fleet

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in supplier quality, reliability, or hardware quality engineering for networking, server, or data center infrastructure.
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing (HVM) environments working directly with OEM suppliers.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives involving failure analysis (FA), quality systems, and root cause resolution.

Responsibilities

• Own supplier quality and reliability performance for OEM networking hardware deployed across Google’s global network and analyze large-scale field data to identify trends, predict failures, and prevent systemic issues.
• Partner with Hardware Engineering and Network Operations to define and enforce quality and reliability requirements and influence design, sourcing, and deployment decisions to improve fleet availability, reliability, and total cost of ownership.
• Drive reliability validation and risk assessment, including accelerated stress testing and lifetime modeling.
• Investigate and resolve field quality and reliability issues, performing deep root-cause analysis and leading corrective and preventive actions with suppliers and define and track supplier KPIs and hold suppliers accountable to continuous improvement.
• Lead supplier engagement during NPI phases to ensure design, process, and test readiness for scale and conduct supplier audits focused on process control, quality systems, and reliability practices.

Skills

Hardware quality engineering

Supplier quality

Failure analysis

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

Python

SQL

Job description

Google in Sunnyvale seeks a Supplier Quality Engineer for Networking to own the quality and reliability of OEM networking hardware deployed globally. You will partner with Hardware Engineering and Network Operations to define requirements, drive failure analysis, lead corrective actions with suppliers, and guide NPI readiness and supplier audits to enable scalable, cost-effective production.

Behind the scenes, you will analyze field data, influence design choices, and help maximize fleet