Product Engineer, ARM Servers and Storage Systems

Google's custom-designed equipment makes up one of the largest and most powerful computing infrastructures in the world. The Manufacturing Operations team is responsible for providing the manufacturing capability to deliver this state-of-the-art physical infrastructure. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you evaluate the product designs and create the processes, tools and procedures behind Google’s powerful search technology. When vendors build parts for our infrastructure, you’re right there alongside ensuring manufacturing processes are repeatable and controlled. You collaborate with Commodity Managers and Design Engineers to determine Google’s infrastructure needs and product specifications. Your work ensures the various pieces of Google’s infrastructure fit together perfectly and keep our systems humming along smoothly for a seamless user experience. The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Responsibilities

• Lead Design for Manufacturing (DFx) efforts across teams to ensure server/storage designs, processes, testing, and quality standards are optimized for production.
• Guide Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to ensure products meet technical specifications, utilizing in-depth technical analysis within respective engineering areas.
• Ensure manufacturing sites are prepared for product builds ahead of schedule, provide on-site support and lead defect correction efforts post-build.
• Collaborate with Product Quality Engineers to establish quality and reliability goals, validate qualification plans, and review test results to ensure performance meets requirements.
• Coordinate the release of New Product Introduction (NPI) Bills of Materials (BOMs) into the Product Data Management (PDM) system. Perform technical reviews of product changes to assess supply chain impact, support second-source part qualification, and manage the release of Engineering, Manufacturing, and Field Change Orders (ECOs/MCOs/FCOs).

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 5 years of experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with electrical devices, fabrication processes, testing, design for manufacturing (DFx), quality, and reliability.
• Experience working with Original Device Manufacturers (ODM), agreement manufacturers, and suppliers to drive root cause analysis, actions, and process improvements.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 10 years of experience developing supply chains, including manufacturing and testing, for new server and storage products within the IT industry.
• Experience in data analytics and quality data systems.
• Experience in creating and executing Design Validation Test (DVT) plans for electronic assemblies.