Manufacturing Test Development Engineer

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Manufacturing Test Development Engineer to shape manufacturing test processes and tools for Google's cutting-edge hardware. You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure repeatable, controlled test coverage aligned with product specifications.

The role involves developing automated tests, evaluating product designs, and deploying test platforms across global partners, contributing to reliable, high-performance infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years in hardware test development, manufacturing test engineering, or hardware validation.
• 3 years developing automated test scripts, test executives, and diagnostic tools using Python in Linux/Unix.
• Experience designing/deploying manufacturing test solutions for compute/server/rack hardware.

Responsibilities

• Support manufacturing test development for new and existing hardware designs; write test plans and drive test coverage.
• Develop automated test scripts for functional tests, software installation and burn-in using Python.
• Design, build and deploy test platforms for Google's global manufacturing partners.

Skills

Hardware test development

Manufacturing test engineering

Python scripting (Linux)

Test solution design (FVT, burn-in, ST

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Master's degree in Electrical/CS/related

Job description

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in hardware test development, manufacturing test engineering, or hardware validation within a manufacturing or systems development environment.
• 3 years of experience developing automated test scripts, test executives, and diagnostic tools using Python in a Linux/Unix environment.
• Experience designing, building, or deploying manufacturing test solutions (Functional Test (FVT), System-level Test, Burn-in, or Stress Test) for compute, server, rack, or electro-mechanical hardware.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in hardware test development, manufacturing test engineering, or hardware validation within a manufacturing or systems development environment.
• 3 years of experience developing automated test scripts, test executives, and diagnostic tools using Python in a Linux/Unix environment.
• Experience designing, building, or deploying manufacturing test solutions (Functional Test (FVT), System-level Test, Burn-in, or Stress Test) for compute, server, rack, or electro-mechanical hardware.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Experience developing automated manufacturing test hardware, custom electronics, fixturing, instrumentation, and test scripts using Python or other scripting languages.
• Experience managing the end-to-end NPI test lifecycle, from authoring initial product-specific test plans and driving test coverage metrics to qualifying test stations for mass production handoff.
• Experience in hardware troubleshooting, analyzing production failure data, and collaborating with partners or suppliers to drive quality improvements.
• Deep understanding of server/compute architecture, high-density server motherboards, PCIe interfaces, power delivery, firmware/BIOS interaction, and custom silicon integration.

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.

Google's custom-designed equipment makes up one of the largest and most powerful computing infrastructures in the world. The Manufacturing Operations team is responsible for providing the manufacturing capability to deliver this physical infrastructure.

As a Manufacturing Test Development Engineer, you evaluate the product designs and create the manufacturing test processes, tools and procedures behind Google’s powerful search technology. When vendors build parts for our infrastructure, you are right there alongside ensuring manufacturing test processes are repeatable and controlled. You collaborate with commodity managers and design engineers to determine Google’s infrastructure needs and product specifications. Your work ensures the various pieces of Google’s infrastructure fit together perfectly and keep our systems humming along smoothly for a seamless user experience.

In this role, you will evaluate the product designs and create the manufacturing test processes, tools and procedures behind Google’s powerful search technology. When vendors build parts for our infrastructure, you ensure manufacturing test processes are repeatable and controlled. You will collaborate with commodity managers and design engineers to determine Google’s infrastructure needs and product specifications. Your work ensures the various pieces of Google’s infrastructure fit together and keep our systems humming along for a seamless user experience.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $144000 - $208000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Support manufacturing test development for new and existing hardware designs. Write test plans and drive test coverage based on product requirements.
• Develop automated test scripts for functional tests, software installation and burn-in using Python.
• Design, build and deploy test platforms for Google's global manufacturing partners.
• Analyze, troubleshoot and root cause manufacturing yield issues and field escapes. Drive issues to closure with preventive measures.
• Define the manufacturing test strategy for new products and work with our partners to jointly develop the required test solutions.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .