Oxide Computer Company · 1 month ago
Quality Manager
Emeryville, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$235K/yr - $235K/yrOxide Computer Company is seeking a Quality Manager to help scale and sustain production of their rack-scale computer. The role involves driving quality across every stage of the product lifecycle, collaborating with design, manufacturing, and supplier teams, and ensuring quality initiatives are met.
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Responsibilities
Work closely with our suppliers to develop processes, procedures, and documentation for our product
Collaborate with Oxide engineers and quality engineers at our contract manufacturer to ensure test processes support quality initiatives
Review work instructions developed by the contract manufacturer to ensure our product is correctly assembled
Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions when issues arise in build or test, including component failures and process deviations
Support first article builds, bring-up, and ongoing production, acting as a hands-on lead from prototype to scale
Own customer and supplier quality issues. This ranges from working with our warranty and support engineering team to address customer quality issues and following through with suppliers with Non-Conformance Reports (NCR)
Work with our operations team to develop, identify, and deploy a Quality Management System
Develop and maintain quality control plans, incoming inspection procedures, and in-process checks for complex electromechanical systems
Work with Oxide’s infrastructure team to develop a quality portal to communicate requirements to suppliers
Review test results and production data to identify trends, drive root cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs)
Collaborate with quality engineers at our contract manufacturer to resolve line-down issues with urgency
Evaluate supplier capability, monitor incoming quality performance, and drive continuous improvement with key partners
Define and manage supplier qualification criteria, including PPAP/FMEA documentation where appropriate
Support on-site customer audits as required. Act as the quality liaison between Oxide engineering and external vendors for mechanical, electrical, and assembly-related issues
Participate in design reviews with a focus on inspection feasibility, failure modes, and long-term reliability
Help define meaningful quality metrics and implement scalable systems to track and act on them
Write and maintain clear quality documentation, from procedures and manuals, to issue trackers and failure reports
Build trusted relationships with hardware, software, and manufacturing teams to align on what “good” looks like and how we measure it
Qualification
Required
Experience working with contract manufacturers in the electronics industry, from printed circuit board fabrication and assembly all the way to system integration and test
Ability to approach quality issues with urgency to identify problems and drive resolution with internal and external teams
Enjoy digging into technical data (schematics, datasheets, drawings) to provide recommendations to engineering teams to address quality issues
View quality as an enabling function to scaling a product urgently, without sacrificing rigor
Comfortable with basic scripting, dashboards, or tools for automating data collection and quality analysis
Energized by structure, rigor, and systems — but flexible enough to operate in an early-stage, fast-moving environment
Curious, detail-oriented, and calm in the face of ambiguity or unexpected challenges
Value professional development in quality engineering, such as pursuing CQE or Six Sigma training
Ability to work closely with suppliers to develop processes, procedures, and documentation for products
Collaborate with engineers and quality engineers at contract manufacturers to ensure test processes support quality initiatives
Review work instructions developed by contract manufacturers to ensure correct assembly of products
Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions when issues arise in build or test, including component failures and process deviations
Support first article builds, bring-up, and ongoing production, acting as a hands-on lead from prototype to scale
Own customer and supplier quality issues, working with warranty and support engineering teams to address customer quality issues
Work with operations team to develop, identify, and deploy a Quality Management System
Develop and maintain quality control plans, incoming inspection procedures, and in-process checks for complex electromechanical systems
Work with infrastructure team to develop a quality portal to communicate requirements to suppliers
Review test results and production data to identify trends, drive root cause analysis, and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs)
Collaborate with quality engineers at contract manufacturers to resolve line-down issues with urgency
Evaluate supplier capability, monitor incoming quality performance, and drive continuous improvement with key partners
Define and manage supplier qualification criteria, including PPAP/FMEA documentation where appropriate
Support on-site customer audits as required, acting as the quality liaison between engineering and external vendors for mechanical, electrical, and assembly-related issues
Participate in design reviews with a focus on inspection feasibility, failure modes, and long-term reliability
Help define meaningful quality metrics and implement scalable systems to track and act on them
Write and maintain clear quality documentation, from procedures and manuals to issue trackers and failure reports
Build trusted relationships with hardware, software, and manufacturing teams to align on quality expectations
Benefits
Premium healthcare
We offer the best medical PPO, dental, and vision plans we can find and cover 100% of premiums for employees and dependents.
Company
Oxide Computer Company
Oxide Computer Company is a maker of server racks for on-premises compute infrastructure.
Founded in 2019
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$378MKey Investors
US Innovative Technology FundEclipse Ventures
2026-01-07Series Unknown· $184M
2025-07-30Series B· $100M
2023-10-26Series A· $44M
Leadership Team
Steve Tuck
Co-Founder and CEO
Jessie Frazelle
Co-Founder
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