Supplier Quality Engineer, Thermals, Google Cloud
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 13, 2026. Google scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the job
As a Thermal Supplier Quality Engineer, you will join the team responsible for setting and managing the quality and reliability standards for our Thermal Infrastructure across Google. You are a Quality and Reliability expert with a track record of improving the quality of thermal deliverables during New Product Introduction (NPI) as well as maintaining it throughout their life cycle. You have extensive involvement in the tools, processes and technologies used to assess product quality and reliability. You have solid partner management skills and love to sift through data and use it to drive design or manufacturing process improvements.
The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.
We're the driving team behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.
Responsibilities
- Be responsible for the quality and reliability of thermal deliverables throughout the life-cycle. Drive cross-functional activities in the supply chain for overall technical operational readiness in all New Product Introduction (NPI) phases.
- Work cross-functionally to define and ensure processes in place to provide the data required to manage quality and reliability. Interface with suppliers to share feedback from the fleet and drive Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA), Corrective Action Request (CAR), Root Cause and RCCA, and Failure Analysis (FA).
- Establish quality programs and process controls for early detection of issues and to ensure highest level of quality and reliability is delivered, such as Cpk's, 8D's, DOE’s, FMEA and other Industry standard tools to identify and address risks and optimize processes.
- Provide on-site management for critical suppliers to ensure high quality products are built and delivered.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Thermal Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of experience in thermal technology and manufacturing processes.
- Experience in statistical product quality control, process capability, reliability, failure analysis, and process improvement.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Thermal Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Quality Certification such as CQE, CQM, CRE, or CQA.
- 10 years of experience in Quality/Reliability and thermal technology.
- Understanding of thermal management from infrastructure to chip including next generation cooling technologies, materials, components and solutions.
- Ability to travel as needed.