Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Data Center Power & Cooling

The role

You will own quality at the source by qualifying suppliers and defining acceptance criteria inside OEM and integrator factories. You will witness factory acceptance tests and drive corrective actions for power and cooling equipment.

What you will do

• Lead quality qualification of new and existing suppliers through audits and readiness reviews
• Translate engineering specifications into supplier-facing quality requirements
• Partner with Strategic Sourcing to embed quality requirements into RFPs and contracts
• Plan, witness, and sign off factory acceptance tests for electrical and mechanical systems
• Conduct in-process and pre-shipment inspections at supplier facilities
• Review and approve supplier test reports and quality data packages
• Own the nonconformance and deviation process for factory-found issues
• Drive supplier corrective and preventive actions to verified closure
• Investigate field-reported defects that trace back to manufacturing
• Define and track supplier quality KPIs and report them in quarterly reviews

Required qualifications

• 6–10+ years of quality engineering, manufacturing quality, or supplier quality experience in electrical or mechanical equipment manufacturing, mission-critical infrastructure, or a comparable regulate
• Hands-on experience with at least one side of the data center equipment stack — medium/low-voltage switchgear, UPS, generators, transformers, busway, or chillers, CDUs, air handlers, pumps
• Proven record planning and witnessing FATs and conducting supplier audits
• Deep fluency in structured problem-solving and quality tools: 8D, RCA, FMEA, SPC, control plans, PPAP or equivalent
• Able to read electrical one-lines, P&IDs, and mechanical drawings
• Strong technical writing
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience

Nice to have

• Experience with hyperscale or AI data center equipment supply chains, or with OFCI delivery models
• Familiarity with liquid-cooling systems (CDUs, manifolds, quick disconnects)
• Working knowledge of relevant standards: UL 891/1558/1778, IEEE C37, NEMA, AHRI 550/590, ASHRAE 90.4, ASME B31.x, ISO 9001 auditing
• ASQ CQE/CQA, Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, or lead-auditor certification
• Experience standing up a supplier quality function or QMS from a small base
• Proficiency with QMS/ERP platforms and data tools (SQL, Power BI, or similar)

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation
• Parental leave
• Flexible working hours
• Office space

Before you apply

• We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate.
• For roles performing work in California: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records or criminal histories, in a manner consistent with

About the company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. Its mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.