Mechanical Product Design Engineer, Platforms

Google•Sunnyvale, CA

5d•$132,000 - $189,000

About The Position

The Mechanical Product Design Engineer works on Google's Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team, which designs and builds hardware and software technologies supporting Google services. The role designs and evaluates data center systems and products for compute, storage, networking, and machine learning hardware, from chip to chiller. It involves identifying product requirements, contributing to research and project planning, performing detailed design and analysis, developing product and process improvements, and collaborating across functions to build and deploy technology that can scale with Google's growth.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 3 years of experience in mechanical engineering and design, including sheet metal, castings, injection molding, structural analysis, and thermal analysis.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience designing electro-mechanical assemblies, with understanding of mechanical tolerances from chip to data center scale, tolerance stackup analysis, and quick connect/disconnect technologies and mechanisms.
Experience developing products with high-speed signal, power, and cooling interconnects.
Experience in mechanical design and engineering of high-density, high-component-count PCBA assemblies.
Knowledge of ASIC cooling solution stack-ups, their structural behavior, and reliability.

Responsibilities

Own and design the full product design life cycle, including requirements gathering, concept generation, detailed design and analysis, verification testing, cross-functional reviews, and manufacturing release.
Develop and execute system designs supported by thorough engineering analysis.
Create test plans, perform testing, and validate designs against engineering requirements.
Troubleshoot, identify root causes, and resolve potential technical issues.
Contribute mechanical and product design expertise to the technology roadmap, using data-driven decisions to influence future products and identifying innovation opportunities and technology risks.