Supplier Quality Engineer, OEM Networking

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer for Networking who will own supplier quality and reliability for OEM networking hardware globally. You will collaborate with Hardware Engineering and Network Operations to set requirements, drive RCA, and improve fleet availability.

You will lead NPI supplier engagements and audits, shaping design, process, and test readiness for scale. This role emphasizes data-driven failure analysis, cross-functional teamwork, and accelerating

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Supplier quality

HVM with OEMs

Failure analysis

Root cause resolution

Education

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

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

Python

SQL

Job description

Supplier Quality Engineer, OEM Networking

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• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 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.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Familiarity with networking hardware systems including switches, routers, line cards, optics, power, and thermal management.
• Familiarity with the software stacks and Network Operating Systems that power hyperscale environments.
• Familiarity with data analysis and scripting tools such as Python, SQL, or equivalent.
• Ability to architect new operational frameworks, drive technical clarity in ambiguous environments, and distill complex technical issues for both engineering teams and executive leadership.
• Strong background in hardware reliability engineering and formal quality management systems.

About the job

Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.

As a Supplier Quality Engineer for Networking, you will join the team supporting our OEM Router and Optical Transport products, helping create the processes, tools, and procedures behind Google's powerful search infrastructure.

Working alongside Commodity Managers and hardware specialists, you will determine technical specifications to maximize multi-sourcing, ensuring all components fit together seamlessly to keep systems operating smoothly for end users.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $132000 - $189000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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• Own supplier quality and reliability performance for OEM networking hardware deployed across Google’s global network, and analyze large 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.

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