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Production Quality Engineer

Oxide Computer Company· Operations
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Hybrid (Rochester, MN / Winona, MN)$275kfull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Onsite quality engineer role within Oxide, working with contract manufacturer quality and production teams to lead front-line defense of Oxide products. Regular on-site presence at CM facilities in Rochester and Winona, MN with relocation package offered.

Responsibilities

  • Prioritize communicating “early and often” as the on-site quality presence and point of contact for production quality issues
  • Take ownership over incoming material and production non-conformances, deviations, and production quality issues requiring Oxide support
  • Work with incoming material suppliers to prevent recurrence of material non-conformances
  • Provide clarity and advocate for Oxide’s expectations of quality attributes and requirements
  • Support production application testing for part qualifications
  • Work closely with the contract manufacturer’s manufacturing teams to understand manufacturing processes, identify risks, and take preventative actions
  • Learn about every piece of Oxide’s hardware, from the smallest PCBA to the rack-level, including reading schematics and drawings
  • Execute resolution of 8D corrective actions for customer escapes tied to CM production processes
  • Recommend hardware and equipment needed to support onsite quality needs
  • Perform periodic line walks, collect feedback from CM production employees, and advocate for continuous improvement
  • Review and propose improvement of contract manufacturer’s production and incoming inspection plans
  • Work with Oxide and CM Quality functions to rectify underperforming first pass yields and identify root cause
  • Work closely with manufacturing and test teams to develop, maintain, and sustain processes and procedural documentation

Qualifications

  • Have deep experience supporting various commodities, including mechanical rack weldments, cables, PCBAs manufacturing, and other electronics relevant to server hardware (e.g. SSDs, DRAM, CPUs)
  • Experience using traditional inspection methods (calipers, multimeters) and integrate more advanced inspection tools (CMM, VMM)
  • Navigate mechanical and electrical manufacturing processes and tools to present solutions to engineering teams
  • Strong verbal and written communicator; onsite representative for Oxide with concise and respectful communication across levels and functions
  • Mastered tools and processes related to product quality and supplier quality
  • Experience working with contract manufacturers in electronics focusing on complex PCB fabrication and assembly
  • Enjoy digging into technical data (schematics, datasheets, drawings) to provide recommendations
  • Ability to balance cost, quality, and time while driving for all material to meet customer expectations
  • Held positions across design engineering, manufacturing, and quality
  • Experience as a Manufacturing Engineer with progression to holding suppliers accountable in a quality role
  • Possess ASQ or Six Sigma certifications

Skills

Required:Quality managementInspection methods
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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