Manufacturing Quality Engineer

Manufacturing Quality Engineer role at Meta

Base pay range: $150,000 – $209,000 per year

This role is responsible for the generation, implementation, and management of a Manufacturing focused Meta Quality Program, establishing a quality program focused on people, processes, and accountability through vendor management and partnerships with site-based stakeholders. Through leadership and partnerships, the Manufacturing Quality Engineers will drive vendor improvement objectives and issue mitigation strategies to ensure day one readiness, predictable on‑time delivery, and operational reliability of our global campuses.

• Conduct vendor audits and evaluate on‑site trend data reflecting vendor performance, establish strategic improvement objectives to refine vendor processes and reduce risk of shipping issues to sites.
• Develop and monitor quality program metrics to evaluate vendor manufacturing and project performance, analyze metrics to identify root causes and work with relevant parties to correct items.
• Contribute to building teams by mentoring and developing off‑site Vendor teams by providing feedback to meet and exceed manufacturing expectations by defining performance objectives while influencing on‑site teammates and partners such as Regional Quality Managers, Building Management System, Quality Managers, General contractor teams, Vendor support teams, Trade Partners, and other Meta Infrastructure Data Center teams.
• Remain informed of operational equipment deficiencies, evaluate systemic potential and program manage systemic vendor RCA and site escalation mitigation strategies.
• In conjunction with the Regional Quality Manager, Building Management System (BMS) Quality Manager, Data Center Engineering & Construction, Infrastructure and Supply Chain Engineering and Facility Operations matrixed teams establish effective processes and standards to enable efficient scope execution and effective cross‑functional communications.
• Provide leadership to offsite vendor and on‑site Meta Operations Facilities Engineering (MOFE) management & quality teams while interfacing at the highest level between sourcing, design, construction, facility operations leadership and the general contractor.
• Provide direction and feedback to vendor staff, general contractor staff and trade partners on the Owner Furnished Contractor Installed (OFCI) Management and Quality program.
• Provide onboarding & continuous training of Vendor personnel to ensure awareness of quality procedures and specific responsibilities vital to the Meta Quality program.
• Through the establishment of partnerships, coordinate quality issues & schedule dynamics between the Meta design, ISCE, construction, and facility operations teams to ensure operational readiness.
• Audit Quality activities of vendor and project team staff as often and as necessary to assess conformance with manufacturing expectations.
• Recommend and verify effective implementation of corrective and preventive actions for Vendor Audit & Execution non‑conformances and quality issues, in coordination with sourcing partners, vendor management, design, engineering, construction, and other functional disciplines.
• Partner with Vendor teams and Project Teams in review of Level 3, 4, and 5 Energization, Start‑up, and Commissioning schedules to help ensure issue counts are trending downward, gating issues mitigated, adequate field service representatives are mobilized, and vendor risks are proactively avoided.
• Help drive the closure of open issues and escape any open items not getting closed out in a timely manner.
• Assist in confirming that Level 2 and Level 3 testing documentation is properly completed and retained in a timely manner that aligns with microschedule milestones.
• Attend required Construction Meetings such as the weekly project and monthly global Mechanical Electrical Plumbing / Operations and Maintenance Quality meeting, weekly meetings, and daily start‑up and commissioning meetings.
• Travel domestically & internationally as needed (anticipated 10 to 20%).

• 10+ years experience of Quality Management, Manufacturing Engineering,…