Senior Mechanical Supplier QA Engineer

Fluidstack; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack is advancing frontier compute infrastructure in San Francisco and seeks a hands-on Supplier Quality Engineer for mechanical equipment, including CDUs, chillers, pumps, and piping. You will own supplier quality from qualification to delivery, run supplier audits, and drive improvements with evidence-based root-cause analysis.

Ideal candidates have experience with factory acceptance tests, writing inspection plans from drawings, and implementing PPAP/APQP.

Qualifications

• Experience in supplier quality for mechanical or HVAC equipment manufacturers on the shop floor.
• Witnessed factory acceptance tests and identified failures when warranted.
• Experience writing inspection plans from drawings and specs, not templates.
• Proven corrective actions closed with evidence; repeat escapes are rare.

Responsibilities

• Own supplier quality for mechanical equipment from qualification through delivery.
• Run supplier audits and production readiness reviews before award; conduct source inspections before shipment.
• Collaborate on inspection and test plans that suppliers must meet.
• Lead root-cause analysis for quality escapes and verify fixes on the supplier floor.

Skills

Supplier quality

HVAC equipment

Factory acceptance testing

Inspection plans

Corrective actions

PPAP/APQP

ASME/ISO quality

Welding inspection

Brazing inspection

Liquid cooling

Job description

Fluidstack is advancing frontier compute infrastructure in San Francisco and seeks a hands-on Supplier Quality Engineer for mechanical equipment, including CDUs, chillers, pumps, and piping. You will own supplier quality from qualification to delivery, run supplier audits, and drive improvements with evidence-based root-cause analysis.

Ideal candidates have experience with factory acceptance tests, writing inspection plans from drawings, and implementing PPAP/APQP.