Product Quality Engineer

Meta; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta's Hardware Infrastructure team is seeking a Product Quality Engineer to own quality strategy for compute, GPU, storage, and networking hardware from prototype to mass production. You will collaborate with design engineering, contract manufacturers, and supply chain to define standards and drive yield improvements.

You will lead root-cause analyses, enhance test coverage, and champion quality across manufacturing operations and validation phases to ensure reliable, scalable infrastructure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent
• Experience leading quality programs for complex hardware
• Hands-on testing and validation of compute and GPU systems
• Experience with contract manufacturers and suppliers
• Experience aligning technical decisions across teams
• Experience with Final Assembly, Test and Packout processes

Responsibilities

• Define and own the manufacturing quality strategy for infrastructure hardware programs across NP I and mass production
• Establish and track key quality metrics (yield, first-pass, defect density, field returns)
• Enhance test coverage and methodologies to improve reliability and performance at scale
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective action for hardware failures to meet yield targets
• Partner with engineering to drive power optimizations and performance tuning in manufacturing validation
• Manage transitions from prototype to high-volume manufacturing and resolve test/design issues
• Travel internationally to supplier sites up to 25% for validation and partnerships
• Drive cross-functional alignment on quality requirements and risk across teams

Skills

Quality strategy

Root cause analysis

Test coverage

Cross-functional collaboration

Supplier & contract manufacturer coord

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or related field

Tools

Python scripting

MES

ISO 9001 experience

Job description

Summary

Meta's Hardware Infrastructure team is building the physical foundation that powers AI at global scale. As a Product Quality Engineer, you will own the end-to-end quality strategy for next-generation infrastructure hardware, spanning compute platforms, storage systems, and data center hardware from early prototype through high-volume mass production. This role sits at the intersection of engineering innovation and operations, where you will own the manufacturing readiness strategy for advanced compute and GPU platforms. You will partner with design engineering, contract manufacturers, and supply chain teams to define quality standards, drive yield improvements, and ensure Meta's infrastructure hardware fleet meets rigorous reliability and performance requirements at hyperscale volumes.

Required Skills

Product Quality Engineer Responsibilities:

1. Define and own the manufacturing quality strategy for infrastructure hardware programs, including compute, GPU, storage, and networking platforms, across NPI and mass production phases

2. Establish and track key manufacturing quality metrics including yield, first-pass rate, defect density, and field return rates, driving accountability and continuous improvement across internal teams and contract manufacturing partners

3. Continuously evaluate and enhance test coverage, methodologies, and infrastructure to improve hardware reliability and performance at scale against defined targets

4. Lead root cause analysis and corrective action programs for systemic hardware failures, managing failure analysis workflows and driving closure of critical issues against defined yield and reliability targets

5. Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to drive power optimizations and performance tuning for compute and GPU systems during the manufacturing validation phase

6. Manage the technical transition of products from prototype builds to high-volume manufacturing, facilitating critical technical discussions to resolve open design and test issues

7. Travel internationally to supplier sites (up to 25%) to manage hardware validation, ensure compliance with defined test requirements, and foster technical partnerships

8. Drive cross-functional alignment on quality requirements and risk mitigation plans across design engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing operations teams

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

2. 8+ years of experience in product quality engineering, manufacturing engineering, or hardware reliability engineering within a hardware product development environment

3. Experience leading quality programs for complex hardware systems from NPI through high-volume mass production, including ownership of yield improvement and defect reduction initiatives

4. Experience supporting hardware architecture with hands-on experience in the testing and validation of compute and GPU systems

5. Experience partnering with contract manufacturers and component suppliers to define quality requirements, conduct audits, and drive corrective actions

6. Experience partnering with stakeholder teams to drive alignment on technical decisions, through proposals, design reviews, or presentations

7. Background in process development, bring-up, and qualification, encompassing Final Assembly, Test, and Packout processes

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field

2. Experience scripting of test cases in Python for compute / storage / AI/ML servers and racks

3. Experience with GPU architectures, high-performance computing systems, or AI/ML infrastructure hardware

4. Experience with test automation frameworks and manufacturing execution systems (MES)

5. Background in reliability engineering methodologies including accelerated life testing and failure mode analysis

6. Experience working within quality management systems such as ISO 9001 or in a hardware manufacturing environment

7. Experience managing relationships with working effectively with international contract manufacturers

8. Experience with data center hardware manufacturing at hyperscale

9. Experience of proactively working on issues may not be clearly defined and require strategy and direction

Public Compensation

$173,000/year to $245,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry

Internet

Equal Opportunity

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