Director, OFCI Equipment Procurement Engineering

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the OFCI Equipment Procurement Engineering organization supporting hyperscale AI infrastructure and advanced data center deployment programs
• Develop procurement engineering standards, operating procedures, technical review frameworks, and supplier qualification processes
• Lead development, standardization, and governance of OFCI equipment Basis of Design (BOD) requirements across infrastructure deployment programs
• Oversee technical evaluation and qualification processes for mission-critical infrastructure equipment suppliers
• Lead technical review activities for, equipment specifications, supplier submittals, engineering drawings, compliance documentation, performance requirements, manufacturing methodologies
• Support supplier qualification, onboarding, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Conduct supplier quality audits and manufacturing inspections at OEM and supplier facilities
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective action management for quality incidents, manufacturing defects, and equipment non-conformance events
• Develop supplier quality metrics, audit scorecards, and performance reporting frameworks
• Support operational readiness reviews and deployment risk assessments
• Partner closely with supply chain category management, construction, commissioning, logistics, and project delivery teams to support deployment readiness
• Support technical issue resolution during manufacturing, delivery, installation, startup, and commissioning phases
• Coordinate technical escalation management related to equipment quality, manufacturing readiness, testing deficiencies, and operational risks
• Participate in strategic supplier reviews, technology evaluations, and infrastructure roadmap discussions
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Additional Information

Do you want to work with high caliber professionals in a dynamic and growing company? Are you entrepreneurial, hard-working, and collegial? Join us at SB Energy, a leading company backed by SoftBank and Ares pairing cutting-edge innovation with best-in-class execution. Our Mission is to provide reliable, affordable energy at scale to support America's growing energy demands. Headquartered in Redwood City, CA, SB Energy develops, builds, owns & operates some of the largest and most technically advanced energy and data center infrastructure projects in the United States. Since launching in 2019, the company has rapidly grown into a top-tier integrated platform with over 3 gigawatts (GW) in operation and a multi-GW pipeline of energy and data center infrastructure nationwide. SB Energy also utilizes its strong culture of innovation to identify and incorporate new technology into our projects, including our AI-based digital platform, to deliver energy infrastructure that is local, reliable, and matched to load. We are building the energy and technology future-today. Come join us in accelerating the energy transition to cleaner, more sustainable sources of power! Basic Function SB Energy is seeking a highly technical and strategic Director, OFCI Equipment Procurement Engineering to build and lead a centralized procurement engineering organization supporting the deployment of next-generation AI factory and advanced data center infrastructure programs. Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain, this role will establish and oversee procurement engineering standards, supplier technical qualification processes, manufacturing capability assessments, factory testing validation programs, and equipment quality assurance frameworks for mission-critical OFCI infrastructure equipment. The Director will serve as the primary technical interface between supply chain, engineering, construction, commissioning, OEM suppliers, and manufacturing organizations to ensure equipment performance, manufacturability, reliability, quality, and deployment readiness align with SB Energy's infrastructure standards and hyperscale deployment objectives. This role will lead development of a procurement engineering team responsible for Basis of Design (BOD) technical alignment, supplier manufacturing evaluations, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), factory witness testing validation, supplier quality audits, and technical risk management across critical electrical, thermal, modular, and power infrastructure systems. The ideal candidate combines deep engineering expertise with supplier quality management, manufacturing operations, mission-critical infrastructure knowledge, commissioning coordination, and organizational leadership experience within large-scale industrial, energy, utility, advanced manufacturing, or hyperscale data center environments. The ideal candidate combines strong engineering fundamentals with practical experience in mission-critical infrastructure equipment, supplier quality management, manufacturing processes, factory testing, and deployment execution within data center, industrial, utility, energy, or advanced manufacturing environments.

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