Senior Hardware Performance Test Engineer, Engineering Labs, Platforms

Google LLC; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

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Job summary

Google LLC in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Hardware Test Engineer to lead a cross-discipline team responsible for end-to-end testing of complex ML systems including CPUs, memory, storage, ML ASICs and high-speed interconnects. You will liaise between hardware engineering and lab teams, manage lab budgets, hiring and performance while ensuring a safe, organized lab environment.

Individual pay is determined by factors including skills, experience, and education.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a related field.
• 4 years in product safety or 3 years with an advanced degree.
• 1 year of technical leadership experience.
• Experience with test equipment (oscilloscopes, hi-pot testers, electronic loads).
• Experience with international product safety approvals (CB, CE, NRTL/C, BIS CRS, KC, RCM, BSMI, CCC, etc.).
• Experience with Linux/Unix (Ubuntu or RHEL) and shell scripts.
• HW tests, hardware qualification and manufacturing disciplines; Python scripting for automation.
• Deep understanding of computer systems (physical, functional, logical, mechanical, electrical, software, thermal).
• Ability to read schematics and datasheets; strong written/verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end system integration testing and drive test automation development for performance and reliability.
• Design robust network, power and cooling infrastructure for end-to-end testing.
• Develop test software/infrastructure to manage fleets of test systems and visualize data.
• Provide software integration to synchronize test execution on Device-under-Test with external measurement instrumentation.
• Collaborate within a hardware/software team on project planning and resource allocation; ensure lab readiness.

Skills

Product safety experience

Technical leadership

Test equipment experience

International safety approvals

Linux shell scripting

Hardware testing & automation (Python)

Systems understanding

Reading schematics/datasheets

Technical communication

Education

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

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience working in product safety, or 3 years of experience with an advanced degree.
• 1 year of experience in technical leadership.
• Experience with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, hi-pot testers, electronic loads, etc.
• Experience with procedures related to obtaining international product safety approvals (CB, CE, NRTL/C, BIS CRS, KC, RCM, BSMI, CCC, etc.).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Linux or other Unix operating systems (Ubuntu or RHEL) and shell scripts.
• Demonstrated proficiency in more than one discipline related to hardware tests, hardware qualification, and manufacturing (e.g., signal integrity, power circuit testing, optical testing, network testing, scripting, and HW test execution automation using Python).
• Deep overall understanding of computer systems: physical, functional, logical, mechanical, electrical, software, thermal etc.
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings such as schematics, datasheets, and written work instructions.
• Effective written, verbal communication skills with the ability to coordinate and manage the needs of multiple lab users.

About the job

As a senior Hardware Test Engineer, you will be leading a team of cross-discipline test engineers to define, implement and execute tests of end-to-end highly complex ML system design involving CPU, DDR memory, storages, specialized ML ASICS and high-speed interconnects. You will also be responsible for liaison between Hardware engineering teams and the lab team to ensure lab resources are accounted for and to ensure we are 'lab-ready' for new products entering the Research and Development (R&D) labs or sustaining efforts. In addition you will help to manage lab budget, hiring, performance management, and the well-being of the team as well as ensuring the labs are well organized and providing a safe working environment.

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: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end system integration testing by defining system configurations and drive the development of test automation to facilitate system performance, design reliability and failure reproduction.

Design robust network, power and cooling infrastructure for end-to-end system testing.

Drive development of test software and infrastructure required for managing fleet of test systems at scale to avoid manual configuration and test execution; Develop quality data collection systems and visualization of the data (e.g., measurements).

Provide integrated Software to synchronize test execution on Device-under-Test (DUT) with external smart measurement instrumentation.

Core contributer within a team of hardware/software designers, test engineers, on project planning within hardware development labs, ensuring adequate resources are met as required.

We are an equal opportunity workplace

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.