About the job

Our computational challenges are so big and unique we can't just buy our hardware, we've got to make it ourselves. Our Platforms Team designs and builds the hardware, software and networking technologies that power all of Google's services. As a Mechanical Engineer you design and evaluate our data center systems, identifying product requirements and contributing to research and project planning. From the chip to chiller, you are responsible for designing and optimizing an architecture that will scale with Google's continued growth.

With your technical expertise, you lead and manage projects, develop product and process improvements, provide consultation to others and help facilitate training and development.

We design and evaluate our data center systems, identify product requirements, and contribute to research and project planning. From the chip to the chiller, we are responsible for designing and optimizing products within our architecture that will change and scale with Google's continued growth.

In this role, you will lead and manage engineering design decisions, perform detailed design and analysis, develop product and process improvements, and collaborate with cross-functional team members to build solutions.

Our Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team designs and builds the hardware and software technologies that power all of Google's services. Our computational challenges are complex and unique, enabled by cutting-edge custom hardware designed and made in-house. Our Mechanical Product Design Engineering Team members work cross-functionally to design, build, and deploy the latest technology to support the needs of compute, storage, networking, and machine learning hardware.

Responsibilities

• Own Mechanical Hard Disk Drive (HDD) qualification testing and serve as Vibration Subject Matter Expert (SME) to lead root-cause-analysis for HDD qualification issues, utilizing historical data and operational assessments to resolve performance degradation.

• Drive mechanical characterization by Modal Testing and Laser Doppler Vibrometry (LDV) to identify structural resonances and failure modes.

• Design, produce, and assemble mechanical parts and assemblies for products and test fixtures; setup and conduct tests of testing units and investigate proposals for improving structures/assembly.

• Deliver comprehensive test planning and execution for HDD qualification and mechanical stress testing (e.g., transportation, operational vibration) through the entire product development life-cycle.

• Establish ownership of Shock and Vibration (S&V) testing for Product Introduction Engineering (PIE) Taiwan (TWN) programs, driving the validation of structural integrity and performance across rack, tray, and component levels.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 5 years of experience in design, analysis/development of mechanical solutions (e.g., servers, storage. switches, etc.).

• 5 years of experience in the mechanical field.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.

• 8 years of experience in mechanical testing at the rack, chassis, and component levels for server products, including Rotational Vibration, and Mechanical HDD Qualification.

• Experience with Modal Testing, FEA modal simulation, and the mechanical design and analysis of server products.

• Experience with test fixture design, test scripts, calibration, and troubleshooting, as well as failure analysis and corrective actions.

• Experience in the mechanical design of servers using 3D CAD tools.

• Experience with test plan development, with the ability to lead root cause analysis and propose design fixes.