Hardware Validation Engineer, Data Center Engineering Labs

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer

Science, Physics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical

experience.

* 2 years of experience working in a data center operations or facilities

technical environment (or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree).

* Experience in systems validation and testing.

* Experience with Linux operating systems, networking/cabling infrastructure

(fiber/copper), and physical hardware troubleshooting.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) processes, including landing,

powering up, and configuring early-stage/prototype hardware.

* Experience performing physical, component-level thermal rework (thermal

paste/pads, heatsinks, liquid cooling loops) and customized networking

rework.

* Experience managing small-to-medium deployment or deployment infrastructure

projects, including timeline coordination and stakeholder communication.

* Experience as a Data Center Facilities Technician with knowledge of power

distribution, cooling, and rack-level thermal performance.

* Ability to write and maintain basic automation scripts (e.g., Python, Bash)

and build system/lab monitoring dashboards.

ABOUT THE JOB:

As a Hardware Validation Engineer for our Data Center Engineering Labs, you will

bridge the gap between traditional data center facilities operations and

Research and Development systems engineering. Based in our hardware engineering

labs, you won't just maintain existing operations—you will play a direct role in

landing, turning up, and maintaining early-stage hardware systems.

You are a Data Center Facilities or Operations Technician looking to expand your

skill set into New Product Introduction (NPI), automated monitoring,

thermal/networking rework, and engineering project management in an agile lab

environment.

Our Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team designs and builds the

hardware and software technologies that power all of Google's services. Our

computational challenges are complex and unique, enabled by cutting-edge custom

hardware designed and made in-house. As a hardware engineer, you will design and

build the systems that are the heart of the world's largest and most powerful

computing infrastructure. You will see those systems from concept all the way

through to high-volume manufacturing. Your work has the potential to shape the

machinery that goes into our cutting-edge data centers, affecting millions of

Google users.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $132000 - $189000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Manage end-to-end physical deployment, rack-level integration, power-up, and

network turn-up of prototype systems and early-stage hardware in the

engineering lab.

* Perform physical reworks on development equipment, including upgrading

thermal interface materials (heatsinks, thermal pads) and implementing custom

network cabling topologies.

* Coordinate timelines and logistics for New Product Introductions (NPI),

collaborating with design engineers to ensure landing requirements and

schedules are met.

* Develop scripting automation (e.g., Python, Bash) and design custom dashboard

monitoring tools to track lab infrastructure health and system metrics.

* Troubleshoot hardware, OS, and network connectivity issues, keeping Research

and Development environments operational while enforcing electrical,

physical, and environmental safety standards.