Head, Mechanical & Product Design — Telepresence Hardware

Google Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 236,000 - 329,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target

Job summary

Google Beam seeks a Senior Manager of Mechanical and Product Design Engineering to own the physical architecture for current and next-generation telepresence hardware. You will lead, scale, and mentor a team of Mechanical and Product Design Engineers, partnering with Industrial Design, Display, Camera, Electrical, Reliability, and manufacturing to turn ambitious concepts into mass-producible hardware.

As a senior engineering leader, you will drive architectural decisions, validate designs, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12 years of experience designing mechanical components such as plastic or metal parts, mechanical assemblies, printed circuit boards, or flexes.
• 12 years of experience using CAD tools such as 3D MCAD, NX, Creo, or SolidWorks.
• 4 years of experience leading multiple engineering teams.
• Experience leading a mechanical system from early concept/architecture into high-volume mass production, including precision tooling and advanced manufacturing processes.
• Experience working directly with international supply chains, tooling vendors, and JDM/ODM manufacturing models.

Responsibilities

• Lead, scale, and mentor a high-performing mechanical and product design engineering team, fostering an engineering culture grounded in first principles, engineering excellence and disciplined execution.
• Own the end-to-end mechanical system architecture for next-generation hardware, defining the strategy for chassis integration, precision opto-mechanical structures, thermal dissipation, acoustic chambers, and multi-component packaging.
• Partner cross-functionally with Electrical Engineering, Camera/Display Systems, and Industrial Design to balance design intent and human factors with strict engineering constraints (e.g., EMI shielding, structural rigidity, thermal envelopes).
• Guide architectural simulations and validation across structural mechanics, FEA, CFD/thermal airflow, and environmental reliability for enterprise and consumer environments.
• Drive mechanical engineering delivery across all hardware development milestones (proto through mass production), leading design for manufacturability (DFM) reviews, global supply chain strategy, tooling vendor engagements, and executive technical governance.

Skills

Mechanical design leadership

CAD tools (3D MCAD NX Creo SolidWorks)

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing for mass production

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Master’s degree or PhD preferred

Tools

NX

Creo

SolidWorks

3D MCAD

Job description

Google Beam seeks a Senior Manager of Mechanical and Product Design Engineering to own the physical architecture for current and next-generation telepresence hardware. You will lead, scale, and mentor a team of Mechanical and Product Design Engineers, partnering with Industrial Design, Display, Camera, Electrical, Reliability, and manufacturing to turn ambitious concepts into mass-producible hardware.

As a senior engineering leader, you will drive architectural decisions, validate designs, and