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# Senior Product Quality Engineer, Network and Interconnects

- **Company:** IREN LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $240,000.0 - $300,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Code Coverage, Data Centers, Network Interface Controllers, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Networking Hardware, Routing, Statistical Process Control (SPC), AI Infrastructure, Reliability of Systems, Hardware Infrastructure
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ea8fc0f7041903f1

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
 * 7+ years of experience in manufacturing, test, and product quality for networking or data center hardware, ideally at a hyperscaler, cloud provider, or AI infrastructure company.
 * Knowledge of network hardware technologies (routing, switching, transport, and optics).
 * Proven experience with OEM/ODM/JDM manufacturing partners and networking suppliers delivering switches, NICs, optics, and cable assemblies.
 * Working expertise with manufacturing and link-level test for network hardware, including BER and eye-margin testing, optical power and loss measurement, and fabric burn-in.
 * Hands-on experience driving manufacturing operations, including reliability and quality requirements, First Article Inspection, and acceptance criteria for network hardware.
 * Strong knowledge of quality methodologies (FACA, 8D, FMEA, SPC, yield analysis), PLM-based BOM and change management, and data center spares planning.
 * Strong problem solving, data analysis, and communication skills, with the ability to operate autonomously and drive root cause and corrective actions across cross-functional and supplier teams.

## Description

* Own product and manufacturing quality strategy for IREN's network racks and interconnect hardware, from NPI through volume production and sustaining.
 * Develop and implement scalable manufacturing and integration processes for network racks, covering switch and NIC installation, optics and cabling, and fabric bring-up.
 * Drive test methods to meet quality standards, and rack-level acceptance criteria for network racks, and drive continuous improvement with OEM/ODM/JDM partners and networking suppliers.
 * Lead troubleshooting of link, fabric, and interconnect failures during rack integration, cluster bring-up, and data center operation, owning the Major Issue List.
 * Drive root cause and corrective action (FACA) for network rack and interconnect failures to achieve quality and yield goals.
 * Work with cross-functional teams to own network rack manufacturing and ensure on-time delivery, cost, quality, and yield targets are met.
 * Advance rack- and fabric-level test coverage, methodologies, and infrastructure to maximize network reliability and scalability.
 * Conduct First Article and Source Inspections on network rack components and assemblies, and maintain production process and quality documentation, BOMs, and engineering changes in PLM tools.
 * Establish quality KPIs (First Pass Yield, DPPM, DOA/DefOa, link error rates) and governance cadences with partners and suppliers, and report performance to leadership.

Other important requirements

 * Pre-employment screening, including background check and substance testing may be required according to company policies.
 * Must be able to reliably commute to the assigned office location on scheduled in-office days under the hybrid work arrangement.
 * This role requires willingness to travel domestically and internationally to manufacturing partner, supplier, integration, and data center sites.
 * IREN does not yet have an office in the Bay Area (a Santa Clara office is planned); until it opens, this role will work remotely, transitioning to hybrid on-site work once the office is established., IE US Operations, Inc. "IREN" participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States.
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