About the Role
The Site Hardware Product Integrity Engineering (HPIE) Manager is responsible for leading all Hardware Product Integrity Engineering activities at the assigned manufacturing site, supporting AI server assembly, integration, testing, and fulfillment operations. This role owns site-level quality performance, including Metrology, Mechanical and Electrical Failure Analysis, Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA), and manufacturing quality improvement initiatives.
The Site HPIE Manager leads a team of quality engineers, metrology engineers, failure analysis engineers, and quality technicians while partnering closely with Manufacturing, Manufacturing Quality, Test Engineering, Product Engineering, Reliability Engineering, and Supplier Quality teams to ensure world-class product quality, manufacturing yield, and customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Hardware Product Integrity Engineering organization for the site, including IQC, Metrology, Failure Analysis, and Manufacturing Quality functions.
- Own site quality performance metrics, quality escapes, yield improvement initiatives, and customer-impacting issues.
- Manage dimensional and electrical metrology operations, calibration systems, measurement system analysis, and inspection readiness.
- Lead electrical and mechanical failure analysis investigations for servers, racks, cable assemblies, connectors, and electromechanical systems.
- Drive RCCA activities utilizing structured problem-solving methodologies, ensuring effective containment and permanent corrective actions.
- Partner with Supplier Quality, Manufacturing, Product Engineering, and Test Engineering teams to resolve product and process quality issues.
- Support product introductions, manufacturing ramps, and capacity expansion activities from a quality perspective.
- Develop, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of engineers and technicians.
- Establish a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement across site operations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in Hardware Quality, Manufacturing Quality, Failure Analysis, Metrology, Reliability Engineering, or related fields.
- 3+ years of engineering leadership or people management experience.
- Experience supporting server, storage, networking, electronics, or data center hardware manufacturing environments.
- Strong knowledge of:
- Incoming Quality Control (IQC)
- Metrology and Measurement Systems
- Mechanical and Electrical Failure Analysis
- RCCA / CAPA Methodologies
- Statistical Quality and Process Control
- Manufacturing Quality Systems
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with AI server, GPU, HPC, networking, or rack-level data center products.
- Experience working with EMS, ODM, and global supply chain partners.
- Six Sigma Black Belt, or ASQ CQE certification.
- Familiarity with ISO 9001, IPC standards, and reliability testing methodologies.
