Mechanical Systems Verification Engineer, Google Geo

Google•Mountain View, CA

4d•$120,000 - $172,000

About The Position

The Imaging Systems Design Team designs end-to-end systems for large-scale mapping collection, combining imaging and sensing technologies to supply data pipelines and support customer experiences. The team considers data, operational, and logistical needs across a portfolio of complex systems. The Mechanical Systems Verification Engineer is an embedded member of the Geo hardware engineering team, which is responsible for delivering designs for Google Geo’s first-party hardware fleet. The role spans the design lifecycle, from concept development and risk-reduction work to debugging and triaging recurring issues in the deployed fleet. The work includes setting up, testing, reworking, debugging, and documenting systems; providing direct and indirect design feedback; and contributing design work when needed. The engineer uses and develops expertise with general and specialized tools to support system development and testing, benchmark new technologies, and improve team productivity. The position works across mechanical, electrical, and software domains.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience with test management for equipment in outdoor environments—including test methodologies, planning, execution, and reporting—or experience with hardware testing, process validation, or software testing.
Experience with systems integration and validation processes, assembly, test harnesses, and fixtures.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of debugging skills and familiarity with industry-standard simulation and debug tools.
Knowledge of mechanical engineering, including design, development, and testing of physical components of a computing system, and ability to interact with software.
Knowledge of hardware architecture design and component interactions, including how design choices affect components and systems, reliability, and durability, and ability to navigate trade-offs.
Ability to develop and execute hardware product validation plans based on understanding of architecture, design, and manufacturing processes, including developing testing environments such as stress stimuli and trackers.

Responsibilities

Work closely with engineering and operations teams on product development throughout the product life cycle.
Assemble, configure, and debug prototypes at all levels of maturity.
Learn and use specialized tools and workflows needed for end-to-end system development across mechanical, electrical, and software domains.
Design engineering fixtures and contribute to the design of some small parts of prototype and production systems.
Set up, test, rework, debug, and record results for systems.
Provide direct and indirect design feedback, including design work when necessary.
Use, acquire, and develop mastery of tools that support system development and testing, and benchmark novel technologies.
Support the efficient productivity of personal work and the wider team.
Debug and triage patterns of issues in the deployed fleet.