Manufacturing Hardware Technical Lead
Description For Manufacturing Hardware Technical Lead
Google's Manufacturing Operations team is seeking a Manufacturing Hardware Technical Lead to join their Technical Infrastructure team. This role is crucial in developing and maintaining Google's powerful computing infrastructure, focusing on custom-designed equipment manufacturing.
As a Manufacturing Hardware Technical Lead, you'll be at the forefront of ensuring Google's state-of-the-art physical infrastructure is manufactured efficiently and meets the highest quality standards. You'll work closely with test engineering teams, Technical Program Managers, and Joint Design Manufacturer partners to lead the development and implementation of custom test systems.
The role combines technical expertise in hardware manufacturing with leadership responsibilities, requiring strong project management skills and deep technical knowledge. You'll be responsible for everything from conception to implementation of test systems, managing procurement and budgets, and ensuring manufacturability of products.
This position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and contribute to one of the largest computing infrastructures in the world. You'll be part of a team that takes pride in being "engineers' engineers" and focuses on building and maintaining the architecture that powers Google's entire product portfolio.
The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of relevant experience, strong technical background in electrical/computer engineering, and proven leadership abilities. You'll need to demonstrate expertise in board layout, high-speed signal processing, and system manufacturing, along with excellent problem-solving and strategic thinking skills.
Working at Google, you'll enjoy a collaborative environment focused on innovation and technical excellence. The company offers a strong commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion, ensuring a welcoming workplace for all employees. Join Google's Technical Infrastructure team to help shape the future of global computing infrastructure while working with some of the industry's brightest minds.
Responsibilities For Manufacturing Hardware Technical Lead
- Lead the conception and implementation of custom test systems (interface cards, fixtures, racks, and more) to support design validation and manufacturing tests across various product lines
- Partner with test engineering teams to productize test vehicles to validate the latest technologies and other new technologies for New Product Introduction (NPI) products
- Partner with Technical Program Managers (TPM) to manage procurement, budget, schedule, risk management for custom test systems development projects
- Drive technical discussions and reviews, ensure manufacturability, cost optimization, guide technical tradeoff analysis and decision-making processes
- Participate in design validation, system integration activities, product bring up, and validation during prototype builds
Requirements For Manufacturing Hardware Technical Lead
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or a relevant technical field or equivalent practical experience
- 8 years of experience in a technical lead, board and system manufacturing, or program management role
- Experience in board layout, high speed signal, signal integrity, power distribution techniques, validation, lab bring up and debug
- Experience in managing suppliers and partners in implementing test hardware requirements for manufacturing testing
- Experience with project management methodologies related to hardware product development
- Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and software engineering principles from a systems integration point of view
- Excellent leadership, investigative, quantitative reasoning, problem-solving, creativity, strategic, and program management skills
Benefits For Manufacturing Hardware Technical Lead
- Equal opportunity employer
- Accommodation for disabilities
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