Power Engineering Technical Lead

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 275,000 - 382,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Power Engineering Technical Lead to drive high-performance power delivery solutions for our data center hardware and next-generation rack-to-chip infrastructure.

You will operate at senior technical leadership levels, delivering innovative power architectures from concept to high-volume production, across TPU, GPU, networking, and server compute domains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in EE/related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of hardware, power delivery design, including AC/DC, DC/DC converter design and board bring up/debug.
• Experience architecting and shipping volume hardware products to data centers.
• 10 years of technical leadership in technical infrastructure with data center power delivery system design.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop innovative power delivery and power management solutions for Google’s data center hardware.With ML TPU, GPU, Networking, Server compute, and storage hardware deployment.
• Drive power delivery, power management, and energy storage solutions from early architecture through volume production and data center deployment.
• Steer engagements with suppliers and ecosystem partners to ensure high-quality, high-yield manufacturing.
• Serve as the technical authority on system-level performance, balancing complex trade-offs across large organizations.

Skills

Power delivery

Hardware design

Technical leadership

System-level trade-offs

Energy storage knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

PhD in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering/Physics or equivalent

Tools

Modeling & Simulation

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience working in hardware, power delivery design, including AC/DC, DC/DC converter design and board bring up and debugging.
• Experience architecting and shipping volume hardware products directly to the data center.
• 10 years of experience in technical leadership in technical infrastructure with experience in data center power delivery system design.

Preferred qualifications:

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Knowledge in data center power delivery system design, including energy storage.
• Knowledge in power electronics fundamentals and various power conversion designs for data center power delivery, including modeling and simulation
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, resolve complex technical trade-offs, and drive consensus across large, globally distributed engineering organizations

About The Job

As the Power Engineering Technical Lead, you will drive the technical power delivery solutions that will result in significant product performance improvements that encompass our next generation rack to chip power delivery infrastructure. Operating at the highest levels of technical leadership, you will be the driving force behind the integration of complex power delivery and power management solutions to enable Google’s ASICs, TPUs, GPUs, and advanced networking hardware into our Data Center roadmap.

In this role, you will be a power engineering leader who has developed highly innovative power solutions, while delivering them at high-velocity and high quality. You will be an innovative technical leader that uses direct deep technical expertise in power design, stays up-to-date with the leading industry technologies, and delivers innovative power delivery solutions and products from concept to high volume production.

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: $275000 - $382000 (USD) + 30% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Lead and develop innovative and competitive power delivery and power management solutions for Google’s data center hardware spanning ML TPU, GPU, Networking, Server compute, Storage, and any additional computing hardware and supporting solutions for data centers.
• Drive power delivery, power management, and energy storage solutions from early architecture through to volume production and data center deployment. Anticipate, troubleshoot, and mitigate complex, fleet-wide deployment challenges in a high-demand environment.
• Steer technical engagements and partnerships with suppliers and ecosystem partners to ensure high-quality, high-yield volume manufacturing.
• Serve as the ultimate technical authority on system-level performance, heavily leveraging your deep expertise in managing complex trade-offs.

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