Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure Engineering

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

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Job summary

Google Sunnyvale is seeking a Staff Manufacturing Engineer to lead thermal product development for cloud compute hardware. You will own processes for cooling solutions across large-scale systems and drive manufacturing strategies, supplier qualification, and cross-team collaboration.

The role focuses on DFx feedback, tolerance analysis, and scalable, cost-effective manufacturing with strong leadership and executive communication skills. Competitive compensation and equity are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent.
• 6 years of experience in process, design, or product development for mechanical assemblies.
• Experience with hardware manufacturing and product development.

Responsibilities

• Address manufacturing issues related to yield, quality, cost, scalability and NPI.
• Define medium/long-term technical strategy and architecture for scalability.
• Lead cross-functional teams to optimize designs, processes, and supply chains.
• Provide DFx feedback, tolerance analysis, and thermal design considerations.

Skills

Outcome ownership

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Process, or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Machining

Welding

Brazing

Soldering

Die casting

Injection molding

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• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial, Process, or Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in process, design, or product development for mechanical assemblies.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Materials, or a related engineering field.
• 12 years of experience in manufacturing, quality, or product engineering for hardware technology and systems.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of relevant process or product development experience for thermal assemblies for small to large electronic systems.
• Experience with machining, welding, brazing (furnace, vacuum), soldering, sintering, stamping, skiving, assembly, die casting, injection molding, leak detection, test design and product testing, quality control, equipment and fixture design.
• Experience in technical leadership, project management, and executive communication.

About the job

Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.

As a part of the Thermal Manufacturing Engineering team, you will deliver cooling solutions for Google Cloud responsible for serving all of Google's functions and customers. You will be a part of the team that pushes boundaries, developing custom cooling solutions for the future of Google Cloud's computing and machine learning. Your expertise will shape the next-generation of hardware, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and scale. As an Staff Manufacturing Engineer for thermal products, you will be a technical lead for process and product development for cooling solutions for all of Google's compute hardware, including the largest liquid cooled compute fleet in the world serving all of Google's internal and external Cloud customers. You will use a deep understanding of manufacturing processes such as machining, welding, brazing, stamping, assembly, and skiving, enable product design and development for next-generation thermal solutions at scale. In this role, with a background in industrial engineering, you will not only help guide qualification new processes and suppliers but you will also guide teams to optimize designs, production processes, lines, and vendors to help build better supply chains. You will have an understanding of design methods, tools, and requirements, advocate for team efforts to provide Design for Excellence (DFx) feedback, tolerance stack analysis, and thermal design considerations to enable manufacturing, automation, and scalability. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

• US: $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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• Address the most challenging, open-ended manufacturing issues where solutions are not well-defined, including issues related to yield, quality, cost, scalability, and New Product Introduction (NPI).
• Serve as a go-to technical expert within a significant area of manufacturing engineering (e.g., automation, test, process development, DFX).
• Help define the medium and long-term technical strategy and manufacturing architecture for scalability and robustness and influence the supply chain selection for next-generation hardware to support Google Cloud and machine learning.
• Drive initiatives that result in step-change improvements in cost, quality, efficiency, or capabilities.
• Lead and influence across multiple teams, including Hardware Engineering, Product Design, Supply Chain, Operations, and Quality, to optimize product designs and manufacturing processes even in competing priorities.

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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.