Staff Hardware Engineer - ML/AI Platform Architect

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 188,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team designs and builds hardware and software powering our services. As a hardware engineer, you will shape systems from concept to high-volume manufacturing, impacting data centers and millions of users.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's in EE/CE/Physics (or equivalent), 6 years in electrical engineering design, 3 years in technical leadership, and experience with ML/AI hardware platforms such as GPUs and TPUs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE/CE/Physics or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in electrical engineering design.
• 3 years of experience in technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end system architecture, technology roadmap and board-level design for next-generation platforms.
• Lead multi-disciplinary trade-off analyses across system, mechanical, thermal and PCB layouts.
• Architect PDN and high-speed signal pathways with SI/PI experts.
• Oversee lab validation, system bring-up and root-cause analysis, mentoring teams.
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives with Silicon, Firmware, Software, Thermal and Operations.

Skills

Electrical design

Technical leadership

ML hardware

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CE/Physics

PhD in EE/CE/Physics

Tools

GPUs

TPUs

Job description

Google's Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team designs and builds hardware and software powering our services. As a hardware engineer, you will shape systems from concept to high-volume manufacturing, impacting data centers and millions of users.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's in EE/CE/Physics (or equivalent), 6 years in electrical engineering design, 3 years in technical leadership, and experience with ML/AI hardware platforms such as GPUs and TPUs.