Product Safety Test Engineer, Cloud Platforms - Google

Sunnyvale, CA

About the Job

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a specialized field (e.g., Optics, Sensors, Audio/DSP, etc.), or equivalent practical experience.
1 year of experience working in product safety or equivalent experience with Information Technology Equipment or an advanced degree.
Experience with product delivery lifecycles and networking principles.
Experience with test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, hi-pot testers, electronic loads, data acquisition units), and using UNIX/Linux.

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field (e.g., Optics, Sensors, Audio/DSP).
Experience with networking principles (e.g., TCP/IP, Physical and network layers of OSI Model, SSH, Telnet).
Experience working within a team environment.
Experience setting up, obtaining, and maintaining industry standards lab accreditation, with the ability to write test scripts.
Ability to execute efficiently with minimal supervision and prioritize tasks.
Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills with attention to detail.

About the job

Our computational challenges are so big, complex and unique we can't just purchase off-the-shelf hardware, we've got to make it ourselves. Your team designs and builds the hardware, software and networking technologies that power all of Google's services. As a Hardware Engineer, you design and build the systems that are the heart of the world's largest and most powerful computing infrastructure. You develop from the lowest levels of circuit design to large system design and see those systems all the way through to high volume manufacturing. Your work has the potential to shape the machinery that goes into our cutting-edge data centers affecting millions of Google users. With your technical expertise, you lead projects in multiple areas of expertise (i.e., engineering domains or systems) within a data center facility, including construction and equipment installation/troubleshooting/debugging with vendors.

As a Safety Test Engineer, you will work with hardware testing and design teams, other product safety engineers, and suppliers to understand project architectures. You will conduct safety testing to extract data to validate all safety goals are met in accordance with standards and specifications. In this role, you will use safety, electrical, networking, mechanical, and software fundamentals to test various Information Technology Equipment.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $102,000-$150,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

Prepare, exercise, and configure equipment under test and record test data in accordance with industry standards.
Analyze test data, perform calculations, and prepare documentation.
Maintain in-house test labs and product technical files.
Oversee Safety Lab test equipment and fixtures by assuring all equipment is operational and calibrations are current.
Support testing at third-party test labs.

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.

Source : Google