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Data Center Quality Engineering Manager

Google

Austin, TX

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
8D, Cloud Computing, Coaching, Communication Skills, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cross-Functional, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Management, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Field Trials, ISO 9001, Investment Strategy, Leadership, Lean Six Sigma, Manufacturing Operations, Mechanical Engineering, Mentoring, Network Operations Center, Problem Solving Skills, Product Design, Quality Engineering, Quality Management, Risk Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Structured Analysis, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Vehicle Fleets
LOCATION
Austin, TX
POSTED
30+ days ago

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience in hardware quality engineering, manufacturing operations, or hyperscale data center environments.
  • 3 years of experience managing technical teams of engineers or technicians in infrastructure.
  • Experience using structured root cause analysis (RCA) methodologies (e.g., 8D or 5-Why) to resolve hardware failures.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 10 years of experience in data center infrastructure or operation.
  • Experience leading cross-functional problem-solving teams using practical approaches.
  • Experience coaching and mentoring technical teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning and data-driven decision-making.
  • Proficiency in quality improvement frameworks like Six Sigma, Lean, or ISO 9001 to manage hardware lifecycle standards.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical findings into actionable executive summaries for cross-functional leadership and partner teams.

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. The mission of the Data Center Quality Engineering team is to identify and resolve product and process issues in the data center to ensure high quality deployments and reliable hardware that meet Google Cloud’s time to market (TTM) need. We exist in the data center to gather data, find root cause, and collaborate to create solutions that make our partner teams successful.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $171000 - $248000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefitsLearn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Provide expert-level technical direction for quality engineering, defining the goal across global regions and multiple data center product lines.
  • Lead high-performing teams to optimize data center workflows, enhancing the speed and reliability of hardware deployments while eliminating systemic inefficiencies.
  • Formalize feedback loops between field observations and product design to mitigate recurring hardware issues and evolve damage control programs.
  • Own complex root cause analyses for critical, ambiguous technical issues, ensuring robust product quality and predictable fleet-wide deployment.
  • Translate complex performance data and risk assessments into actionable strategic roadmaps and investment justifications for director and VP-level leadership.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

About the Company

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Google

Build for everyone

Since our founding in 1998, Google has grown by leaps and bounds. Starting from two computer science students in a university dorm room, we now have thousands of employees and offices around the world. These Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe.

It starts with how we work together. We’re building a company where people of different views, backgrounds and experiences can do their best work and show up for one another. A place where every Googler feels like they belong.

So whether you develop new technology or creative campaigns, craft beautiful products or breakthrough partnerships, your work here is a chance to accomplish things that matter. Bring your insight, imagination, and healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.

Benefits

We strive to provide Googlers and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits are based on data, and centered around our users: Googlers and their families. They’re thoughtfully designed to enhance your health and wellbeing, and generous enough to make it easy for you to take good care of yourself (now, and in the future). So we can build for everyone, together.

Learn more about Google’s benefits on this site featuring Googlers’ experience.

How we Hire

Google’s hiring process is an important part of our culture. Googlers care deeply about their teams and the people who make them up. In order to  build for everyone, we know that we need a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and a fair hiring process is the first step in getting there.

Learn more about our hiring process.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer Software
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Paid Sick Days, Performance Bonus, Professional Development, 401K, Stock Options, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Work From Home, Life Insurance, On Site Cafeteria
FOUNDED
1998
WEBSITE
https://goo.gle/4dbno6V

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