Component Quality Engineer, Thermal and Mechanical

Responsibilities

• Lead component qualification activities for thermal and mechanical parts including fans, heat sinks, liquid cooling assemblies, chassis structures, and mechanical interconnects used in data center hardware
• Define and execute qualification test plans covering thermal performance, mechanical stress, vibration, shock, and environmental reliability in accordance with industry standards
• Conduct failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) and root cause analysis (RCA) for thermal and mechanical component escapes, driving corrective and preventive actions with suppliers
• Collaborate with hardware design engineers to review component specifications, tolerance stack-ups, and thermal budgets to ensure design-for-reliability and design-for-manufacturability
• Develop and maintain component quality metrics, scorecards, and dashboards to track supplier performance and field reliability trends
• Partner with supply chain and supplier quality teams to assess new component suppliers, conduct supplier audits, and manage engineering change requests impacting thermal or mechanical performance
• Analyze field return data and reliability test results to identify systemic quality risks and implement risk mitigation measures across the component portfolio
• Contribute to setting team-level quality standards and qualification methodologies for thermal and mechanical components across infrastructure hardware programs
• Communicate component quality status, risk assessments, and qualification outcomes to hardware program teams and cross-functional stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to simplify and improve qualification processes, test coverage, and supplier engagement workflows to accelerate program timelines

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in component quality engineering, hardware reliability engineering, or mechanical/thermal engineering within a consumer electronics, data center, or server hardware environment
• 6+ years of experience with thermal and mechanical component qualification methodologies, including reliability testing standards such as JEDEC, IPC, ASTM, or equivalent
• Experience performing failure analysis techniques for mechanical and thermal components, including root cause investigation, corrective action development, and supplier engagement
• Experience with FMEA, tolerance analysis, and design-for-reliability principles applied to thermal management systems or mechanical assemblies
• Experience using data analysis to evaluate component reliability trends, qualification results, and supplier quality metrics to inform engineering decisions

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with computational thermal simulation tools (e.g., CFD) or mechanical simulation tools (e.g., FEA) used to validate component performance
• Experience with liquid cooling systems, cold plates, or advanced thermal management technologies used in high-density computing or data center environments
• Background in developing qualification test plans and reliability specifications for custom or semi-custom hardware components in a hyperscale infrastructure context
• Experience conducting or supporting supplier quality audits and managing engineering change control processes for mechanical or thermal components

Compensation

• $144,000/year - $204,000/year; Country: US; Bonus eligible; Equity eligible

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