Staff Mechanical Product Design Engineer, Platforms

Google•Sunnyvale, CA

1d•$188,000 - $274,000

About The Position

The Staff Mechanical Product Design Engineer works on Google’s Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team, which designs and builds the hardware and software technologies powering Google services. The role contributes to the mechanical design, development, and deployment of compute, storage, networking, and machine learning hardware, working cross-functionally to support Google’s infrastructure and AI capabilities. The engineer owns products across the full design life cycle, from requirements and concept generation through detailed design, analysis, reviews, verification, manufacturing release, and sustaining. Designs must be sound, scalable, and meet engineering requirements, supported by engineering analysis and product validation. The role also contributes mechanical and product design expertise to technology roadmaps, identifies innovation opportunities and technology risks, resolves product-development issues, and mentors team members.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 8 years of experience in mechanical engineering and design principles, including production, sheet metal, castings, injection molding, structural analysis, and design of cooling solutions.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience developing products with high-speed signal, power, and cooling interconnects.
Experience in mechanical design and engineering of high-density, high-component-count Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) assemblies.
Experience designing end-to-end deployment solutions.
Experience designing electro-mechanical assemblies, with an understanding of mechanical tolerances from chip to data-center scale, tolerance stackup analysis, and quick connect/disconnect technologies and mechanisms.
Experience designing thermal solutions for high-power ASICs and knowledge of advanced cooling technologies.

Responsibilities

Own and design products throughout the full product design life cycle, including requirements gathering, concept generation, detailed design with analysis, cross-functional reviews, verification testing, manufacturing release, and sustaining.
Ensure designs are fundamentally sound, scalable, and meet engineering requirements through engineering analysis and product validation; develop test plans, perform testing, and ensure designs meet requirements.
Troubleshoot, identify root causes, and resolve technical issues throughout the product development life cycle.
Influence and shape future products by contributing mechanical and product design engineering expertise to the technology roadmap and making data-driven decisions.
Identify and scope projects based on innovation opportunities and technology risks.
Provide engineering knowledge and mentor team members in areas of expertise.