Manufacturing Structural Test Development Engineer, Google Cloud
Google's custom-designed machines make up one of the largest and most powerful computing infrastructures in the world. The Hardware Testing Engineering team ensures that this cutting-edge equipment is reliable. In the R&D lab, you design test equipment for prototypes of our machinery and develop the protocols used to scale these tests for the entire global team. Working closely with design engineers, you give input on designs to improve our hardware until you're sure it meets Google's standards of quality and reliability.
The Manufacturing Operations team is responsible for providing the manufacturing capability to deliver physical infrastructure.
As a Manufacturing Structural Test Development Engineer, you will evaluate the product designs and create the manufacturing test processes, tools, and procedures behind Google’s search technology. You will also collaborate with commodity managers and design engineers to determine Google’s infrastructure needs and product specifications.
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
- Conduct Design for Test (DFT) analysis and review to verify that in-circuit test accessibility and manufacturability meet DFT rules.
- Develop and implement the manufacturing structural test strategy for new products, and work with CM/ODM partners to ensure that structural test solutions meet product requirements.
- Lead and oversee the CM/ODM structural test development and deployment for flying probe, boundary scan, and in-circuit testing.
- Review structural test fixture strain gauge and performance for fixture qualification, and analyze test plan stability and coverage to meet set expectations.
- Provide technical knowledge and leadership in structural engineering throughout product life-cycles, including driving test capacity readiness, support NPI builds and analysis, troubleshooting, and root cause manufacturing yield issues and field escapes.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience in manufacturing structural test or In-Circuit test development.
- Experience in using in-circuit testers such as Agilent 3070, Boundary Scan, or similar equipment.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in scripting languages (e.g., Unix, Linux).
- Experience in developing or integrating In-Circuit Test fixtures and instrumentation.
- Experience in test development with contract manufacturers (CMs), original design manufacturers (ODMs), or joint development manufacturers (JDMs).
- Understanding of the complete product design and manufacturing processes on PCBA.
- Ability to generate product-specific test strategy, plans and executing tests accordingly
- Ability to communicate effectively with contract manufacturers and colleagues in different parts of the world, and to navigate and influence stakeholders at executive levels across teams.