Alphabet Lab Services Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure

Google•Sunnyvale, CA

1d•$132,000 - $190,000

About The Position

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. In this highly cross-functional role, you will be the vital link between hardware engineering and laboratory operations, ensuring the precision of our test environments and the successful deployment of early-stage hardware. You will own the calibration life cycle, procurement, and tracking for a large-scale fleet of specialized lab equipment, driving ISO 17025 compliance. Alongside test infrastructure management, you will lead the bring-up of prototype systems—managing everything from physical installation and firmware integration to root-cause debugging. By documenting hardware errata, creating reproducible procedures, and supplying calibrated tools, you will empower internal engineering teams and external manufacturing partners (Original Design Manufacturers/Joint Design Manufacturers [ODMs/JDMs]) to confidently accelerate the development of next-generation technologies. Our Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team designs and builds the hardware and software technologies that power all of Google's services. Our computational challenges are complex and unique, enabled by cutting-edge custom hardware designed and made in-house. As a hardware engineer, you will design and build the systems that are the heart of the world's largest and most powerful computing infrastructure. You will see those systems from concept all the way through to high-volume manufacturing. Your work has the potential to shape the machinery that goes into our cutting-edge data centers, affecting millions of Google users.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $132000 - $190000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google [https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
2 years of experience in hardware validation, prototype bring-up, or a technical metrology/calibration lab environment, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
Experience operating or calibrating precision electronics test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, DMMs).
Experience writing or maintaining test automation or data collection scripts in Python or Bash.
Experience with Linux/Unix environments, flashing firmware/BIOS, or networking configuration.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
Working knowledge of metrology principles and ISO 17025 quality standards.
Proven track record of drafting technical documentation and collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams and external manufacturing partners (ODMs/JDMs).

Responsibilities

Install, cable, and power-on prototype hardware in the lab, flash early firmware/BIOS/BMC images, and partner with software teams to ensure successful boot, OS installation, and network connectivity.
Design and implement precise calibration procedures for precision electronics test equipment (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, DMMs) to drive ISO 17025 compliance.
Write and maintain automation scripts (Python or Bash) to streamline calibration routines, data collection, and test execution, while analyzing telemetry data to establish baselines.
Oversee the procurement, distribution, calibration tracking, and lifecycle management for a large-scale fleet of specialized laboratory test equipment.
Document hardware errata, provide actionable root-cause analysis, and draft reproducible SOPs for bring-up sequences and troubleshooting guides for internal teams and external ODMs/JDMs.