Manufacturing Test Development Engineer, Google Cloud Platforms, Infrastructure Engineering
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 25, 2026. Google scores B on the Alion truth index.
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.
As a Manufacturing Test Development Engineer, you will evaluate the product designs and create the manufacturing test processes, tools and procedures behind the products powering Google’s Data Centers, Google Cloud and Google’s Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning. When vendors build parts for our infrastructure, you are right there alongside ensuring manufacturing test processes are repeatable and controlled. You will collaborate with Commodity Managers and Design Engineers to determine Google’s infrastructure needs and product specifications. Your work will ensure the various pieces of Google’s infrastructure fit together perfectly and keep our systems humming along smoothly for a seamless user experience.
You will be expected to travel internationally up to 20% of the time as needed.
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: $144000 - $208000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
- Drive manufacturing test development for new and existing product designs. Architect and write test software to drive end-to-end test coverage based on product and quality requirements.
- Develop automated test scripts for functional and system tests, software installation using Python.
- Design, build, and deploy test platforms for Google's global manufacturing partners.
- Analyze, troubleshoot, and root cause manufacturing yield issues and field escapes. Drive issues to closure with preventive measures.
- Define the manufacturing test strategy for new products and work with our partners to jointly develop the required test solutions.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience as a Manufacturing Test, Quality, Reliability, or Product Engineer.
- 8 years of experience developing manufacturing test solutions for PCBAs and computer systems.
- 6 years of experience developing or integrating manufacturing test hardware using custom electronics, fixtures and instrumentation and using Python for automation.
Preferred qualifications:
- 10 years of experience in manufacturing tests and software development using Python.
- Experience with creating end-to-end manufacturing test strategies from structural through functional and system tests.
- Experience with architecting complex manufacturing test solutions for high-performance compute-based products (i.e., GPUs).