Alphabet Lab Services Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure
- linkCopy link
- emailEmail a friend
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in hardware validation, prototype bring-up, or a technical metrology/calibration lab environment, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
- Experience operating or calibrating precision electronics test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, DMMs).
- Experience writing or maintaining test automation or data collection scripts in Python or Bash.
- Experience with Linux/Unix environments, flashing firmware/BIOS, or networking configuration.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- Working knowledge of metrology principles and ISO 17025 quality standards.
- Proven track record of drafting technical documentation and collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams and external manufacturing partners (ODMs/JDMs).
About the job
Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.In this highly cross-functional role, you will be the vital link between hardware engineering and laboratory operations, ensuring the precision of our test environments and the successful deployment of early-stage hardware. You will own the calibration life cycle, procurement, and tracking for a large-scale fleet of specialized lab equipment, driving ISO 17025 compliance. Alongside test infrastructure management, you will lead the bring-up of prototype systems—managing everything from physical installation and firmware integration to root-cause debugging. By documenting hardware errata, creating reproducible procedures, and supplying calibrated tools, you will empower internal engineering teams and external manufacturing partners (Original Design Manufacturers/Joint Design Manufacturers [ODMs/JDMs]) to confidently accelerate the development of next-generation technologies.
Our Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team designs and builds thehardware 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. As a hardware engineer, you will design and build the systems that are the heart of the world's largest and most powerful computing infrastructure. You will see those systems from concept 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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $132000 - $190000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Install, cable, and power-on prototype hardware in the lab, flash early firmware/BIOS/BMC images, and partner with software teams to ensure successful boot, OS installation, and network connectivity.
- Design and implement precise calibration procedures for precision electronics test equipment (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, DMMs) to drive ISO 17025 compliance.
- Write and maintain automation scripts (Python or Bash) to streamline calibration routines, data collection, and test execution, while analyzing telemetry data to establish baselines.
- Oversee the procurement, distribution, calibration tracking, and lifecycle management for a large-scale fleet of specialized laboratory test equipment.
- Document hardware errata, provide actionable root-cause analysis, and draft reproducible SOPs for bring-up sequences and troubleshooting guides for internal teams and external ODMs/JDMs.
Information collected and processed as part of your Google Careers profile, and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Google's Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy, Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal, Belonging at Google, and How we hire.
If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.
To all recruitment agencies: Google does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees, or any other organization location. Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.