Mechanical Product Design Engineer, Platforms

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Mechanical Product Design Engineer to design and optimize platform-level hardware across the chip to chiller spectrum. You will own the product design lifecycle from concept to manufacturing release and mentor peers.

You’ll work with cross-functional teams to deliver robust mechanical components and assemblies, applying tolerance analysis and CAT tooling knowledge. This role emphasizes scalable architectures and hands-on problem solving within Google's

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience designing mechanical components, assemblies, or PCB/flex.
• 1 year of experience using CAD tools such as 3D MCAD, NX, Creo, or SolidWorks.

Responsibilities

• Own and design entire product design life-cycle from requirements to manufacturing release.
• Develop and execute designs for systems backed by thorough engineering analysis.
• Create test plans, perform testing, and validate designs to meet engineering requirements.
• Influence the products by providing mechanical and product design engineering expertise into the technology road-map with data-driven decisions.
• Provide engineering knowledge and mentor team members.

Skills

Mentoring

Problem solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or related field

Tools

3D MCAD

NX

Creo

SolidWorks

Job description

Mechanical Product Design Engineer, Platforms

Google

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.


• 1 year of experience designing mechanical components such as plastic or metal parts, mechanical assemblies, printed circuit boards, or flexes.


• 1 year of experience using computer-aided design (CAD) tools such as 3D MCAD, NX, Creo, or Solidworks.

Preferred qualifications:

• 6 years of experience in mechanical design and analysis.


• Experience in mechanical engineering and design principles with specific expertise in the areas of design for medium-scale production, sheet metal and injection molding, structural and thermal analysis.


• Experience in designing electro-mechanical assemblies with an understanding of mechanical tolerances and tolerance analysis.


• Knowledge of chip, socket, cooling solution stack-ups, structural behavior, and reliability.


• Ability to architect solutions backed by business case analysis.

About the job

Our computational challenges are so big and unique we can't just buy our hardware, we've got to make it ourselves. Our Platforms Team designs and builds the hardware, software and networking technologies that power all of Google's services. As a Mechanical Engineer you design and evaluate our data center systems, identifying product requirements and contributing to research and project planning. From the chip to chiller, you are responsible for designing and optimizing an architecture that will scale with Google's continued growth. With your technical expertise, you lead and manage projects, develop product and process improvements, provide consultation to others and help facilitate training and development.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $122,000-$178,000 + 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 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.

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Responsibilities

• Own and design entire product design life-cycle including requirements gathering, concept generation, detailed design with analysis, verification testing, cross-functional reviews, and manufacturing release.


• Develop and execute designs for systems backed by thorough engineering analysis.


• Create test plans, perform testing, and validate designs to meet engineering requirements and troubleshoot, root cause, and resolve potential technical issues.


• Influence the products by providing mechanical and product design engineering expertise into the technology road-map with data-driven decisions. Identify and scope projects around innovation opportunities as well as technology risks.


• Provide engineering knowledge and mentor team members.

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