Hardware Validation Engineer, Data Center Engineering Labs
GoogleSunnyvale, California
Full-time
Salary
$132k–$189k/ annually
Free account to apply · application completed on Google
Salary
$132k–$189k/ annually
Free account to apply · application completed on Google
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.
