Anthropic
Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Data Center Power & Cooling
$320K–$405K
San Francisco, CA +2 · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
New York City, NY
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 6–10+ years; the posting also states years required will correlate with internal job-level requirements.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is available, but not for every role or candidate; the company says it will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa if it makes an offer.
About the job
Owns manufacturing quality for data center power and cooling equipment by qualifying suppliers, overseeing factory testing and inspections, and resolving defects before shipment.
What you'll do
- Qualify suppliers and establish quality requirements, inspection plans, acceptance criteria, and documentation expectations.
- Plan and witness factory acceptance tests; inspect equipment and verify test reports and turnover documentation.
- Lead nonconformance investigations and corrective actions, and track supplier quality performance and improvement.
What they ask for
- 6–10+ years of quality, manufacturing quality, or supplier quality experience in relevant equipment manufacturing, mission-critical infrastructure, or a comparable industry.
- Hands-on experience with at least one side of the data center power or cooling equipment stack.
- Experience planning and witnessing FATs and conducting supplier audits.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field, or equivalent experience; able to read electrical one-lines, P&IDs, and mechanical drawings.
Nice to have
- Experience with hyperscale or AI data center supply chains or OFCI delivery models.
- Familiarity with liquid-cooling systems and applicable cleanliness, pressure, and leak-test regimes.
Pay
$320,000 — $405,000 USD annual base salary
Tools
8D, RCA, FMEA, SPC, control plans, PPAP, SQL, Power BI
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative