Principal, Hardware Power Engineering

Google•Sunnyvale, CA

10d•$275,000 - $382,000

About The Position

As the Power Engineering Technical Lead, you will drive technical power delivery solutions that improve product performance across next-generation rack-to-chip power delivery infrastructure. You will lead the integration of complex power delivery and power management solutions for Google’s ASICs, TPUs, GPUs, and advanced networking hardware within its Data Center roadmap. This role calls for a power engineering leader who can develop innovative power solutions and deliver them at high velocity and quality. You will apply deep technical expertise in power design, stay current with leading industry technologies, and deliver power delivery solutions and products from concept through high-volume production. The AI and Infrastructure team delivers AI and infrastructure capabilities at scale, efficiency, reliability, and velocity for Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and Google users worldwide. Its work spans AI models, computing power for global services, developer platforms, TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, and systems research.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
15 years of experience working in hardware and power delivery design, including AC/DC and DC/DC converter design, board bring-up, and debugging.
Experience architecting and shipping volume hardware products directly to the data center.
10 years of experience in technical leadership in technical infrastructure, including experience with data center power delivery system design.

Nice To Haves

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Knowledge of data center power delivery system design, including energy storage.
Knowledge of power electronics fundamentals and power conversion designs for data center power delivery, including modeling and simulation.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, resolve complex technical trade-offs, and drive consensus across large, globally distributed engineering organizations.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop innovative, competitive power delivery and power management solutions for Google data center hardware, including ML TPU, GPU, networking, server compute, storage, and other computing hardware and supporting data center solutions.
Drive power delivery, power management, and energy storage solutions from early architecture through volume production and data center deployment.
Anticipate, troubleshoot, and mitigate complex, fleet-wide deployment challenges in a high-demand environment.
Steer technical engagements and partnerships with suppliers and ecosystem partners to ensure high-quality, high-yield volume manufacturing.
Serve as the ultimate technical authority on system-level performance, leveraging deep expertise to manage complex trade-offs.