Supplier Quality Engineer, Lead

Fluidstack is a company that builds the compute, data centers, and power to fuel artificial superintelligence. They are seeking a Lead Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure high standards across manufacturing operations and data center construction projects, while leading a team of quality engineers and managing supplier quality processes.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of supplier quality engineers across manufacturing and data center infrastructure disciplines
• Set team priorities, manage workload distribution, and drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement
• Serve as the organizational subject matter expert (SME) on supplier quality, providing guidance to cross-functional stakeholders including procurement, engineering, and construction teams
• Represent the supplier quality function in leadership reviews, program planning, and executive escalations
• Develop and manage KPI's and Metrics
• Support customer executive business reviews
• Role reports to VP, supply chain. Communication at the founder level will be required
• Lead supplier qualification, audits, and ongoing performance management for both manufactured components and data center building materials/systems
• Develop and enforce quality control plans, inspection criteria, and acceptance standards for in-house production lines
• Partner with external data center general contractors and subcontractors to establish quality expectations and monitor compliance throughout construction
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) processes for non-conformances across manufacturing and infrastructure suppliers
• Define and track supplier KPIs (defect rates, on-time delivery, audit scores); escalate and remediate underperforming suppliers
• Collaborate with procurement and engineering teams during new supplier onboarding and new product/facility introduction
• Support tier-two supplier development initiatives, including capability assessments and capacity planning
• Maintain quality documentation in compliance with relevant standards (ISO 9001, IPC, ASHRAE, etc.)

Requirements:

• 8+ years of supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or construction quality engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a lead or management role
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing engineering teams
• Familiarity with data center infrastructure (MEP systems, structural, electrical) strongly preferred
• Proficiency in quality tools: FMEA, control plans, SPC, 8D, PPAP
• Experience conducting supplier audits and managing corrective action workflows
• Proven ability to influence without authority across suppliers, contractors, and internal teams
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or related field
• Experience in hyperscale or cloud infrastructure environments
• Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Six Sigma certification (Black Belt preferred)
• First principles mentality