Data Center Equipment Manufacturing Engineer

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.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

• Lead comprehensive DFx feasibility reviews and generate DFM reports during the concept readiness phase to identify and resolve red flag features. Validate mass production readiness through Run-at-Rate validation reports and line balancing charts to align Takt time with cycle time.
• Execute vendor capability assessments and factory readiness gap analyses. Enforce strict process quality by reviewing process capability reports, control plans, and gage R&R reports during the pilot phase.
• Advocate risk management by leading PFMEAs and conducting pareto analysis and root cause analysis (8D) for any manufacturing issues.
• Optimize factory logistics by developing process flow diagrams and material presentation plans to audit and streamline how parts reach the production line.
• Define and validate test strategy and fixture design, ensuring fixture design approval signoff and oversee the cut-in of engineering changes (ECOs) to re-validate fixtures as needed.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience working as a Manufacturing Engineer in a heavy industrial environment, within the Data Center space or Automotive production.
• Experience in lean manufacturing principles, and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with engineering and design software for modeling, analysis, and documentation.
• Experience with industry standards, including design guidelines and best practices for data center infrastructure.
• Experience with supplier technical evaluations, qualifications, and managing supplier relationships.
• Knowledge of electromechanical, networking, and mechanical assembly processes, as well as tooling and equipment.
• Ability to conduct data analysis to identify trends, root causes of defects, and measure manufacturing performance.
• Ability to identify and resolve complex manufacturing and quality issues.