Senior Quality & Manufacturing Lead (Hardware)

TL;DR

Senior Quality & Manufacturing Lead (Hardware): Leading quality initiatives across manufacturing, supplier, and field operations for enterprise hardware products with an accent on systemic quality improvements and process validation. Focus on driving corrective actions, managing cross-functional quality activities, and ensuring effective processes throughout the product lifecycle.

Location: Must be based in California, USA

Company

hirify.global is a data platform company building enterprise software infrastructure for the AI era, simplifying the deployment and management of AI infrastructure across data centers, edge, and cloud.

What you will do

• Lead quality initiatives across supplier, manufacturing, and field operations to improve product reliability.
• Drive systemic corrective and preventive actions for recurring quality issues.
• Analyze quality trends and operational metrics to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Partner with suppliers and manufacturing partners to drive quality expectations and process improvements.
• Lead field quality investigations, failure analysis coordination, and customer-impact escalations.
• Develop and maintain quality dashboards and executive-level reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in quality engineering within enterprise hardware, manufacturing, storage, or data center technologies.
• Proven track record driving measurable quality improvements and systemic corrective actions.
• Experience leading failure analysis, RCCA/SCAR processes, and quality escalations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent documentation, tracking, and project coordination capabilities.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with enterprise server, storage, SSD, or AI infrastructure platforms.
• Experience with manufacturing audits, supplier management, and production process validation.
• Knowledge of quality methodologies including CAPA, FMEA, SPC, 8D, and root cause analysis tools.
• Experience with Jira, Tableau, Confluence, or quality management systems.
• ASQ CQE certification or equivalent quality certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to contribute to a high-growth company at a pivotal point in computing history.
• Collaborative environment working across engineering, operations, and support teams.
• Focus on innovation and a customer-first mentality.