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Product Design Engineer, Platforms

Google, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94087

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Google . This is a specialized role that requires physical interaction with hardware equipment in a simulated data‑center environment, utilizing Google labs, power, and safety equipment. Regular development and processing of engineering hardware must be performed on site.

Minimum qualifications

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

3 years of experience in electronics packaging, server systems, data centers, or a related industry.

3 years of experience with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), thermal analysis techniques, pipe flow (pressure drop) calculations, and structural modeling techniques.

Preferred qualifications

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

Experience working with cooling strategies used for package, boards, systems, and data centers.

Experience in one or more advanced cooling techniques such as liquid cooling, thermal interface materials, thermo‑electric devices, two‑phase heat transfer, or heat exchangers.

Experience working with original equipment manufacturers, original device manufacturers, and cooling system and component suppliers.

Experience capturing temperature, pressure, velocity, power, flow rates, acceleration, displacement, and sound, and with FloTHERM, IcePak, and CAD.

About the Job Our Platforms Team designs and builds the hardware, software, and networking technologies that power all of Google's services. In this role, you design and evaluate our data‑center systems, identifying product requirements and contributing to research and project planning. From the chip to the 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. You will develop and deliver excellent thermal systems, products, and advanced technologies with a focus on end‑to‑end, chip‑to‑chiller, infrastructure stack optimization and innovation opportunities, in collaboration with cross‑functional partners.

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.

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $126,000–$181,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Responsibilities

Contribute to overall system architecture from “chip to chiller,” making interdisciplinary trade‑offs to optimize total cost of ownership (TCO) of overall compute infrastructure.

Develop holistic thermal/mechanical/system designs from package to data‑center level, optimizing for cost and efficiency while innovating for performance.

Design thermal management hardware, including material selection, heat sinks, heat exchangers, air movers, pumps, and all supporting equipment.

Develop appropriate specifications and test procedures as necessary to ensure desired reliability and performance of electronic equipment, and collaborate, supervise, mentor, and motivate suppliers to design and develop excellent products and mentor engineers in all aspects of concept development, analysis, design, and specification.

Equal Employment Opportunity Google is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

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