Mechanical Test Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure

Google LLC•Mountain View, CA

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About The Position

As a Mechanical Test Engineer, you will bring mechanical, structural, and thermal testing knowledge to Google's design and test team. You will provide support to the Platforms organization, assisting engineers on product development (e.g., testing, setup, troubleshooting, and analyzing problems) of prototype systems under development. In this role, you will utilize equipment such as shaker tables, accelerated life testing, drop towers, and simple automation scripts. You will also be writing and executing test plans, coordinating allocation of resources, ensuring that test equipment is calibrated, and that the lab is a safe environment to work in.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.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, Electrical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
2 years of experience working in a Mechanical Engineering technical environment, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
Experience with hardware evaluation methodologies (e.g., lab measurements, environmental stress testing, performance monitoring, test automation, and data analysis).
Experience with test scripts and debug failures during test execution with the development team.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
Experience with Shock and Vibe testing, and solid-state drives (SSD) or hard disk drives (HDD) testing.
Experience working with Joint Development Manufacturing (JDMs), agreement manufacturers and documenting hardware and test specifications.
Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), Bill of Materials (BOM) management, document control, work instructions, Design For Excellence (DFx), or Tolerance Stackup Analysis.
Experience with Solidworks or Creo for 3D mechanical engineering design and drawings, with the ability to do calculations and simulation for structural and thermal analysis.

Responsibilities

Write and execute test plans while partnering with Hardware Engineering teams and provide detailed test reports and presentations to various stakeholders.
Provide technical lab support and leadership for tester/fixture development, validation, and procurement. Implement lab changes and partner with general contractors to ensure that the lab is always in compliance.
Evaluate mechanical structures and assemblies for actual fitting and perform engineering tests (e.g., vibration, shock, and packaging).
Design, produce, and assemble mechanical parts and assemblies for products using machine shop tools/equipment.
Set up and conduct tests of complete units and parts and investigate proposals for improving structures/assembly.