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Form of workMinimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3 years of experience working on wafer-level or chip-level probe testing or optical lab automation and scripting (e.g., Python, MATLAB, or LabVIEW).
- 1 year of experience in optical transceivers and testing.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Experience with lab Test and measurement instrumentation (e.g., fiber optic active and passive devices), and with fiber optics components handling and cleaning.
- Experience with lab test automation frameworks.
- Experience with data center optical transceiver standards.
- Proficiency with Linux/Unix.
- Understanding of compute and networking systems (e.g., physical, functional, logical, mechanical, optics, electrical, software, thermal, etc.).
About the job
Google's custom-designed machines make up one of the largest and most powerful computing infrastructures in the world. The Hardware Testing Engineering team ensures that this cutting-edge equipment is reliable. In the R&D lab, you design test equipment for prototypes of our machinery and develop the protocols used to scale these tests for the entire global team. Working closely with design engineers, you give input on designs to improve our hardware until you're sure it meets Google's standards of quality and reliability.
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 $142,000-$211,000 + 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
- Perform wafer probe station operation, test configuration, execution, and development, probe calibration, high frequency measurements, wafer coordinate extraction, and test group formation.
- Drive software development and Automation of optical Test and measurement instrumentation, including interfacing with vendor APIs, data acquisition, and test script development and optimization.
- Develop and execute automated test scripts for functional and system test using Python and internal scripting tools.
- Lead test development for new and existing optical product designs, write test plans, and drive test coverage based on product and quality requirements, and general optical lab hardware support.
- Debug issues relating to hardware, firmware, software, and test setup for switch, router, or transport platforms. Analyze, troubleshoot, and root cause field failures of optical transceiver modules.
