Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Data Center Equipment

The role

You will oversee the quality of data center equipment at supplier factories. You will use production data, audits, and test results to identify issues and work with suppliers to address them through Closed Loop Learning.

What you will do

• Monitor production progress, quality controls, inspection results, and test readiness.
• Audit products and processes against engineering requirements and quality standards.
• Develop supplier and product scorecards.
• Lead the Closed Loop Learning process with suppliers.
• Develop product-specific Factory Acceptance Testing requirements and formats.
• Document critical quality requirements for tests.
• Review final Factory Acceptance Testing records and audit reports.
• Develop standard Factory Witness Testing checklists.
• Manage documentation and reporting for witness tests.
• Coordinate supplier support to resolve deviations at project sites.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or industrial engineering.
• At least 10 years of data center industry experience spanning quality engineering and project management.
• Experience coordinating FAT and FWT with suppliers and resolving equipment quality issues.
• Ability to develop test checklists, define CTQs, review test results, and maintain auditable quality records.
• Experience monitoring supplier production, auditing products and processes, and using scorecards.
• Experience managing controlled documents and deviations.
• Ability to coordinate supplier schedules and plan inspections and tests.
• Ability to communicate quality requirements across multiple teams.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 40–60% of the time to supplier manufacturing facilities and data center project sites.

Nice to have

• Technical knowledge of data center infrastructure, including mechanical, electrical, and controls systems.
• Experience in supplier performance management for mission-critical facilities.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, Quality Manager, or Quality Auditor.
• PMP or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience in industrial or high-volume manufacturing environments.

About the company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are building a global network of data centers for demanding AI workloads.