Hardware Systems Design Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure

Google; United States; On-site; USD 132,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Hardware Systems Design Engineer for Platforms Infrastructure to help build the data center heart of its services. You will design custom silicon and work across ASIC/FPGA, software, and verification teams to deliver scalable hardware for ML workloads.

This mid-level role emphasizes system bring-up, validation, and manufacturing readiness, with opportunities to influence architecture, interconnects, and power while collaborating with manufacturing and field teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a related field.
• 2 years of hardware design experience or 1 year with an advanced degree.
• Master's or PhD preferred in related technical field.
• Experience with PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, USB, SPI is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gather system requirements and define architecture for hardware.
• Lead bring-up, validation, NPI, deployment, and sustaining of hardware solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across hardware, software, mechanical, validation, and manufacturing.
• Drive system development from concept to production.
• Lead debugging and root-cause analysis of deployed systems.

Skills

Hardware design experience

System integration

Experience in ML/AI hardware

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, related field, or equivalent practical experience

Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related technical field

Tools

PCIe

DDR

Ethernet

USB

SPI

Job description

Hardware Systems Design Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure

Location: Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Experience Level: Mid

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience working in a hardware design technical environment, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
• Experience in Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe), Double Data Rate (DDR), Ethernet, USB, Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), etc.

About the Job

Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.

As a hardware engineer in the board and system design team, you will work on Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) hardware systems projects to craft the solutions for current and future data center deployments. You will work with product teams to ensure that their goals are met with your systems. You will work with Application-Specific Integrated Circuit/Field-Programmable Gate Array (ASIC/FPGA), Software, and Verification teams to ensure proper verification of features in your systems. You will work with the manufacturing teams to ensure that your designs are manufactured and ready for volume production. You will work with the field teams to support systems that are deployed in the data center.

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 Salary

US Salary: $132,000 - $190,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Gather system requirements, define architecture, execute hardware design, and product validation.
• Lead the bring-up, validation, New Product Introduction (NPI), deployment, and sustaining of hardware solutions.
• Work cross-functionally with Hardware, Software, Mechanical, Thermal, Validation, Manufacturing, and external vendors.
• Drive system development from concept through production.
• Lead debug and root cause analysis of deployed systems.

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