EMC Test Engineer, Google Cloud

Google; Town of Montana (WI); On-site; USD 132,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking an EMC Test Engineer for Google Cloud in Sunnyvale, CA. You will ensure complex hardware complies with global EMC/RF standards across the development life cycle.

Responsibilities include developing and executing full test plans, leading EUT bring-up with firmware and lab teams, and performing root-cause analysis to recommend shielding, grounding, or PCB layout mitigations. Collaboration across design and external labs is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in EE/CS/physics or related fields.
• 2 years in a hardware testing environment.
• 2 years in EMC/EMI testing or hardware validation.
• Experience developing EMC/EMI test plans.
• Root-cause analysis with mitigation recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute full EMC test plans for NPI hardware.
• Lead offline bring-up for EUTs with firmware and lab teams.
• Perform root-cause analysis on compliance failures.
• Drive EMC/ESD qualification for high-speed components.
• Author SOPs and expand lab capabilities.

Skills

EMC/EMI testing

Test plan development

Root cause analysis

Hardware bring-up

Cross-functional collab

Education

Electrical Engineering

Computer Engineering

Physics

Related field

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

Receivers

Signal generators

Amplifiers

Job description

EMC Test Engineer, Google Cloud

Location: Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Experience Level: Mid

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a specialized field (e.g., Optics, Sensors, Audio/DSP, etc.), or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience working in a hardware testing environment.
• 2 years of experience in hardware compliance, EMC/EMI testing, or hardware validation.
• Experience developing and executing comprehensive EMC/EMI test plans (including radiated/conducted emissions, immunity, and ESD).
• Experience with hardware bring-up and troubleshooting, including performing root-cause analysis on compliance failures and recommend practical design mitigations (e.g., shielding, grounding, and PCB layout processing).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field (Optics, Sensors, Audio/DSP).
• 4 years of experience conducting standard immunity/emissions compliance tests (ESD, Surge, Radiated/Conducted) and root-cause failure analysis with practical shielding, filtering, and PCB layout mitigations.
• Experience operating spectrum analyzers, receivers, generators, and amplifiers, backed by deep familiarity with global regulatory frameworks.
• Knowledge of global EMC/RF regulatory standards and compliance frameworks (FCC, CE, CISPR, IEC/EN, and KN/KS).
• Ability to lead technical projects, author Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and execute hardware platform bring-up utilizing various software tools.

About the Job

As a part of an EMC Test Engineer at Google, you will be responsible for ensuring that complex hardware systems comply with global Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Radio Frequency (RF) standards. You will own the entire hardware development life-cycle, from early engineering verification, formal certification, and sustaining.

You will act as a critical technical gatekeeper and diagnostic expert, which will unblock hardware release schedules by preparing Equipment Under Test (EUT), executing test plans, launching specialized offline workloads, and performing deep root-cause failure analysis to recommend design mitigations (such as layout, grounding, or shielding changes).

In this role, through process automation, meticulous component qualification, and deep cross-functional collaboration with hardware design, firmware, and external lab teams, the EMC Test Engineer ensures Google's hardware platforms satisfy both internal engineering specifications and worldwide regulatory mandates efficiently.

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 concepts 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 Pay Range: $132,000 - $190,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute full test plans (radiated/conducted emissions, immunity, ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD)) for NPI hardware in internal and external labs.
• Lead offline bring-up for EUTs, coordinating with firmware and lab teams to deploy custom workloads for off-network validation.
• Perform root-cause analysis on compliance failures and provide actionable design recommendations (shielding, layout, grounding).
• Drive EMC/ESD qualification for sensitive high-speed components (e.g., optical modules) to act as a critical release gate.
• Serve as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) to ensure "compliance-by-design" while expanding lab capabilities and authoring Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs).

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law.

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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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