Senior Hardware Validation & Platform Infrastructure Lead

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 236,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Platforms Infrastructure Engineering is seeking a Hardware Engineer to design, develop and deliver compute and storage machines for Google Data Center use and Cloud customers. You will lead hardware validation from concept to high‑volume manufacturing and influence the tooling and processes that power Google's hyperscale infrastructure.

The role emphasizes on‑site collaboration, multi‑disciplinary teamwork, and strategic roadmap development for test infrastructure, requiring extensive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience working in a data center systems architecture, design, hardware bring-up and validation technical environment.
• 5 years of experience in technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead system and subsystem hardware validation for data center products.
• Develop strategy and roadmap for test infrastructure and processes to meet future technology and portfolio requirements.
• Gather requirements, define high level architecture and execution strategy for product hardware validation.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, manufacturing, product, and deployment teams to support deployment and field support in Google data centers.
• Partner closely with external technology and system partners, representing Google’s technical requirements, and work extensively with software development and validation teams on qualification, verification strategy and planning.

Skills

Hardware validation

Data center systems

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Job description

Google Platforms Infrastructure Engineering is seeking a Hardware Engineer to design, develop and deliver compute and storage machines for Google Data Center use and Cloud customers. You will lead hardware validation from concept to high‑volume manufacturing and influence the tooling and processes that power Google's hyperscale infrastructure.

The role emphasizes on‑site collaboration, multi‑disciplinary teamwork, and strategic roadmap development for test infrastructure, requiring extensive