Fluidstack

Supply Chain

SupplierQualityEngineer,Lead

$175–250k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Lead candidates.

The Brief

“Supplier Quality Engineer, Lead at Fluidstack. Skills: Supplier quality, Manufacturing quality, Construction quality, Team leadership. Lead, mentor, and grow a team. Set team priorities”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure the highest standards across our in-house manufacturing operations and external data center construction projects; Own quality from supplier selection through delivery; Drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement; Develop and manage KPI's and Metrics; Support customer executive business reviews; Define and track supplier KPIs (defect rates, on-time delivery, audit scores); Remediate underperforming suppliers

Industry & Context.

Supply Chain
Problems you'll solve

Drive root cause analysis; Corrective/preventive action (CAPA) processes

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years of supplier quality, manufacturing quality, or construction quality engineering experience, at least 2 years in a lead or management role, Demonstrated experience managing and developing engineering teams, Experience conducting supplier audits and managing corrective action workflows, Proven ability to influence without authority across suppliers, contractors, and internal teams

Nice to Have

Familiarity with data center infrastructure (MEP systems, structural, electrical) strongly preferred, Experience in hyperscale or cloud infrastructure environments, Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or Six Sigma certification (Black Belt preferred), First principles mentality

What You'll Do.

Manage workload distribution

Drive a culture of quality

Serve as SME on supplier quality

Represent supplier quality function

Develop and manage KPI's

Support customer executive business reviews

Lead supplier qualification

Manage supplier performance

Enforce quality control plans

Establish quality expectations

Drive root cause analysis

Manage corrective/preventive action

Define and track supplier KPIs

Remediate underperforming suppliers

Collaborate with procurement

Collaborate with engineering

Support tier-two supplier development

Maintain quality documentation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Guidance to cross-functional stakeholders including procurement, engineering, and construction teams; Represent the supplier quality function in leadership reviews, program planning, and executive escalations; Partner with external data center general contractors and subcontractors; Collaborate with procurement and engineering teams

Communication Scope

Communication at the founder level will be required

Process & Methodology

Manage workload distribution, Program planning

Full Job Description

ABOUT FLUIDSTACK At Fluidstack, we build the compute, data centers, and power that will fuel artificial superintelligence. We supply GWs of compute capabilities to the world’s biggest AI Labs at industry-defining speeds. Our team is small, fast, and obsessed with quality. We own outcomes end-to-end, challenge assumptions, and treat our customers' problems as our own. No task is beneath anyone here. There are a few thousand people who will shape the trajectory of superintelligence. Come and be one of them. About the Role We are looking for a Lead Supplier Quality Engineer to ensure the highest standards across our in-house manufacturing operations and external data center construction projects. As a people manager and subject matter expert, you will build and lead a team of quality engineers while sitting at the intersection of manufacturing production and large-scale infrastructure, owning quality from supplier selection through delivery. Responsibilities Leadership & Management - 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. Supplier Quality & Operations - 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 l

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