Design for Quality Manager
Mountain View, California, U.S.
Full-time, Contract
Posted Sep 08, 2025
Full-time
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About the role
A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Design for Quality Manager at Google, you will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability and robustness of our hardware products.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with product designers, hardware engineers, manufacturing teams and suppliers during PreNPI to influence product architecture and ensure design and process risks align with Technical Roadmap Report (TRR) goals.
- Lead Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and other risk assessment methodologies to proactively identify and mitigate potential failure modes.
- Lead internal quality design reviews and participate in cross-functional product design reviews, identifying specific areas of risk based on computer-aided design (CAD) and finite element analysis (FEA).
- Collaborate to develop and implement comprehensive test plans and methodologies, including exit criteria, material characterization, and process and design validation testing, to ensure product quality and reliability throughout the development process.
- Collaborate with EI and PQE teams to define critical to quality measurements and inspection criteria. Develop and optimize manufacturing processes to enhance product yield and quality by reducing variability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in hardware design and development, with a focus on quality and reliability engineering.
- Experience in applying quality methodologies, including FMEA, tolerance analysis, and statistical process control.
- Experience in manufacturing processes, including FPC, SMT, and component manufacturers.
- Experience with reliability testing methods, such as HALT/HASS, environmental testing, and life testing.
Benefits
- 401k matching
- Health insurance
- Equity
- Bonus
- Stock options
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Salary Range
$183,000 - $271,000/yearly
Location
Mountain View, California, U.S.
Employment Type
Full-time, Contract
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