Google Looking For Hardware Power Test Engineer, Google Cloud at Sunnyvale, CA Full Time

Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.

1 year of experience with oscilloscopes, power, AC/DC electronic loads.

1 year of experience working in a hardware research and development lab environment.

Preferred qualifications:
Experience working with one or more of the following: DC/DC converters, AC power supplies, AC/DC rectifiers, AC High voltage, power redundancy and fail-over.

Experience in testing automation (e.g., Python or similar scripting language).

Knowledge in bench level hardware validation using test equipment.

About the job

Google’s custom-designed machines make up one of the largest and most powerful computing infrastructures in the world. The Hardware Testing Engineering team ensures that this cutting-edge equipment is reliable. In the R&D lab, you design test equipment for prototypes of our machinery and develop the protocols used to scale these tests for the entire global team. Working closely with design engineers, you give input on designs to improve our hardware until you’re sure it meets Google’s standards of quality and reliability.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google’s product portfolio possible. We’re proud to be our engineers’ engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Additional Information:
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $90,500-$137,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

Responsibilities

Perform electrical characterization, validation, and qualification on Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) and rack’s power distribution network (e.g., AC/DC, Virtual Reality (VR), power integrity).

Work with minimal guidance to troubleshoot and root cause electrical component level defects and design issues.

Develop test procedures for general qualification and targeted testing of Device Under Test (DUT) using automated/scripted tests as part of a larger automation suite.

Collect and analyze aggregated data to enable data driven engineering decisions during hardware research and development, report on findings, reduce test data, and investigate test outcomes thoroughly down to a hardware interface or component level.

Work with designers and other diagnostics development teams to understand project architectures and system components, as well as support with debug, component validation, and failure analysis of released products.

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