Supplier Quality Engineer, Team Lead

Fluidstack; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement or pension plan

Generous PTO policy

Job summary

Fluidstack is seeking a Lead Supplier Quality Engineer to oversee quality standards in manufacturing and data center construction. As a leader, you will mentor a team, manage supplier evaluations, and ensure compliance with stringent quality measures.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of related experience and a Bachelor's degree in engineering. The role offers competitive compensation, including salary, equity, and comprehensive health benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in supplier quality or manufacturing quality engineering.
• At least 2 years in a lead or management role.
• Experience in conducting supplier audits and managing corrective action workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of supplier quality engineers.
• Manage supplier qualification and audits for components.
• Establish quality expectations with contractors during construction.

Skills

Supplier quality management

Manufacturing quality engineering

Team leadership

Root cause analysis

Quality tools usage (FMEA, SPC)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering

Job description

About Fluidstack

At Fluidstack, we build the compute, data centers, and power that will fuel artificial superintelligence. We supply GWs of compute capabilities to the world’s biggest AI Labs at industry-defining speeds.

Our team is small, fast, and obsessed with quality. We own outcomes end-to-end, challenge assumptions, and treat our customers' problems as our own. No task is beneath anyone here.

There are a few thousand people who will shape the trajectory of superintelligence. Come and be one of them.

About The Role

We are looking for a Lead Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure the highest standards across our in-house manufacturing operations and external data center construction projects. As a people manager and subject matter expert, you will build and lead a team of quality engineers while sitting at the intersection of manufacturing production and large-scale infrastructure, owning quality from supplier selection through delivery.

Responsibilities

Leadership & Management

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of supplier quality engineers across manufacturing and data center infrastructure disciplines
• Set team priorities, manage workload distribution, and drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement
• Serve as the organizational subject matter expert (SME) on supplier quality, providing guidance to cross-functional stakeholders including procurement, engineering, and construction teams
• Represent the supplier quality function in leadership reviews, program planning, and executive escalations
• Develop and manage KPI's and Metrics
• Support customer executive business reviews
• Role reports to VP, supply chain. Communication at the founder level will be required.

Supplier Quality & Operations

• Lead supplier qualification, audits, and ongoing performance management for both manufactured components and data center building materials/systems
• Develop and enforce quality control plans, inspection criteria, and acceptance standards for in-house production lines
• Partner with external data center general contractors and subcontractors to establish quality expectations and monitor compliance throughout construction
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) processes for non-conformances across manufacturing and infrastructure suppliers
• Define and track supplier KPIs (defect rates, on-time delivery, audit scores); elevate and remediate underperforming suppliers
• Collaborate with procurement and engineering teams during new supplier onboarding and new product/facility introduction
• Support tier-two supplier development initiatives, including capability assessments and capacity planning
• Maintain quality documentation in compliance with relevant standards (ISO 9001, IPC, ASHRAE, etc.)

Qualifications

• 8+ years of supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or construction quality engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a lead or management role
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing engineering teams
• Familiarity with data center infrastructure (MEP systems, structural, electrical) strongly preferred
• Proficiency in quality tools: FMEA, control plans, SPC, 8D, PPAP
• Experience conducting supplier audits and managing corrective action workflows
• Proven ability to influence without authority across suppliers, contractors, and internal teams
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or related field

Preferred

• Experience in hyperscale or cloud infrastructure environments
• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Six Sigma certification (Black Belt preferred)
• First principles mentality

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity).
• Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms.

Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.