Senior Supplier Quality Engineer - Electro-Optic Components

Socket.dev; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's XR team seeks a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer for Components to own the quality, reliability, and qualification of critical electro-optic parts powering next‑gen module technology and wearables. You will collaborate with design, Global Supply Chain, and suppliers to drive robust supplier quality management and QC strategies.

You'll influence component qualification and supplier capability while aligning with DFMEA/PFMEA processes and architectural objectives for future devices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing engineering, physics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in supplier quality engineering, quality management, or advanced manufacturing focused on electronic and optoelectronic components.
• Experience managing contract manufacturers/original device manufacturers (CMs/ODMs), conducting on-site factory audits, design/process review, and implementing quality control plans and DFMEAs.
• Experience driving 8D root cause analysis and corrective actions with component vendors.
• Ability to travel to international supplier sites when needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality assessment, audit, evaluation, selection, and qualification for critical opto-mechanical and electronic components (e.g., optical lenses, waveguides, sensors, ICs).
• Define, establish, and enforce rigorous incoming/outgoing quality control (IQC/OQC) requirements, product specification, measurement system analysis (MSA/GR&R), and certificate of conformance (COC) standards with suppliers.
• Drive supplier non-conformance management, material containment, and 8D root cause and corrective actions (RCCA) for component-level manufacturing and reliability failures.
• Review and approve supplier product change notifications (PCNs), engineering change notices (ECNs), and non-conformance reports (NCRs), assessing cross-functional quality risks.
• Partner with cross functional teams like design, manufacturing and reliability engineering to conduct component-level DFMEA/PFMEA reviews, Cp/Cpk evaluations, and component reliability test reviews.

Skills

Supplier quality engineering

Quality management

Advanced manufacturing

Audit CM/ODM on-site

8D RCCA

Travel to international supplier sites

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or physics (related field)

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

JMP

Minitab

SPC

MSA/GR&R

DOE

Six Sigma Green/Black Belt

Job description

Google's XR team seeks a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer for Components to own the quality, reliability, and qualification of critical electro-optic parts powering next‑gen module technology and wearables. You will collaborate with design, Global Supply Chain, and suppliers to drive robust supplier quality management and QC strategies.

You'll influence component qualification and supplier capability while aligning with DFMEA/PFMEA processes and architectural objectives for future devices.