Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 222,000 - 308,000; Full time

Job summary

Google seeks an experienced Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead an advanced aerospace hardware initiative. You will define the mechanical system architecture and build a team to design, analyze, and test space-ready TPU enclosures and thermal interfaces.

Your group will adapt terrestrial designs for extreme environments, driving CAD for DFx, structural analysis, and rigorous testing, with aerospace expertise including launch vibration and vacuum compatibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, Electrical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience working in mechanical design, manufacturing, and testing for aerospace applications.
• 5 years of experience in technical leadership.
• Experience managing external manufacturing vendors and machine shop qualifications.
• Experience designing and qualifying mechanical structures using CAD modeling and structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with satellite constellation mass-production and high-rate smallsat packaging.
• Experience managing teams specializing in electronics enclosure design, structural analysis, and vibration/shock planning.
• Experience delivering machined and extruded mechanical systems.
• Experience integrating optical benches, cameras, or multi-sensor payloads with kinematic alignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture definition of the end-to-end mechanical design and modification for critical TPU-related hardware systems.
• Manage a mechanical engineering team responsible for mechanical design, analysis, manufacturing, integration, and testing of space-ready enclosures.
• Manage external aerospace manufacturing vendors and partners to execute precision machining and structural extrusion designs.
• Oversee vibration testing plans, execution, analysis, and comprehensive mechanical incoming inspection procedures.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks related to mechanical engineering design, and generate comprehensive design specifications.

Skills

Mechanical design

Lead tech leadership

Vendor management

CAD modeling

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Education

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

PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

CAD software

FEA tools

Job description

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, Electrical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience working in mechanical design, manufacturing, and testing for aerospace applications.
• 5 years of experience in technical leadership.
• Experience managing external manufacturing vendors and machine shop qualifications.
• Experience designing and qualifying mechanical structures using CAD modeling and structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA).

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, Electrical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience working in mechanical design, manufacturing, and testing for aerospace applications.
• 5 years of experience in technical leadership.
• Experience managing external manufacturing vendors and machine shop qualifications.
• Experience designing and qualifying mechanical structures using CAD modeling and structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA).

Preferred qualifications

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with satellite constellation mass-production and high-rate smallsat packaging.
• Experience managing teams specializing in electronics enclosure design, structural analysis, and vibration/shock planning.
• Experience delivering machined and extruded mechanical systems.
• Experience integrating optical benches, cameras, or multi-sensor payloads with kinematic alignment.

About The Job

We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead our advanced aerospace hardware initiative. In this senior role, you will define the mechanical system architecture and build a team dedicated to designing, analyzing, and testing space-ready Google TPU enclosures and thermal interfaces.

Your team will adapt terrestrial designs for novel, non-data center environments by driving CAD for DFx, structural analysis, and comprehensive testing. You will provide deep aerospace expertise - including launch vibration analysis and vacuum material compatibility - and collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, software, and systems engineers. Additionally, you will guide the team in managing top-level CAD assemblies, creating production bills of material, and optimizing designs for constrained space environments.

This role may involve working with technical information that is export-controlled. Non-U.S. persons would require an export license to do so (U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents/green card holders, and individuals granted refugee or asylee status are considered 'U.S. persons' under applicable law). This notice is provided solely for export control compliance purposes.

Our advanced aerospace hardware initiative is deploying advanced Google compute (TPUs) and multi-sensor hardware infrastructure into orbital and extreme aerospace environments. This interdisciplinary team is engaged in rapid experimentation, prototyping, and detailed studies of physical limits to develop space-ready hardware architectures.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $222000 - $308000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Lead the architecture definition of the end-to-end mechanical design and modification for critical TPU-related hardware systems.
• Manage a mechanical engineering team responsible for mechanical design, analysis, manufacturing, integration, and testing of space-ready enclosures.
• Manage external aerospace manufacturing vendors and partners to execute precision machining and structural extrusion designs.
• Oversee vibration testing plans, execution, analysis, and comprehensive mechanical incoming inspection procedures.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks related to mechanical engineering design, and generate comprehensive design specifications.

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