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Our computational challenges are unique, enabled by custom hardware designed and made in-house. Our Mechanical Product Design Engineering team members work cross-functionally to design, build, and deploy the latest technology to support the needs of compute, storage, networking, and machine learning hardware.\nAs a Mechanical Product Design Engineer, you design and evaluate our data center systems, identify product requirements, and contribute to research and project planning. From the chip to chiller, you are responsible for designing and optimizing products within our architecture that will change and scale with Google's continued growth.\nWith your technical expertise, you perform detailed design and analysis, develop product and process improvements, and collaborate with cross-functional team members to build innovative solutions.\nThe AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. 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