Mechanical Systems Verification Engineer, Google Geo
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 5, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 4, 2026. Google scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the job
The Imaging Systems Design Team mission is to design a suite of end-to-end complete systems for mapping collection at scale. This involves engaging the best technology possible to create comprehensive imaging and sensing solutions for feeding geometry and insights to our extensive data pipelines, and from there to power compelling customer experiences. Our team takes an end-to-end approach to understand and cater to the data, operational and logistical needs of these systems with a balanced approach to achieve the best result for an entire portfolio of complex systems.In this role, you will be an embedded and integral member of the engineering team in Geo hardware, that has end-to-end responsibility of delivery of the designs for Geo's first-party hardware fleet. All phases of the design are in scope, starting from small concept and de-risking exercises through debug and triage of issue patterns in the deployed fleet.
The work involves setting up, testing, reworking, debugging and recording results for systems, providing indirect and direct design feedback, including design work where necessary. It also involves using, acquiring and gaining mastery on a number of generic and specialized tools to support the development and testing of systems, benchmarking novel technologies, and supporting the efficient productivity of both their own work and others on the team.The Geo team is focused on building the most accurate, comprehensive, and useful maps for our users, through products like Maps, Earth, Street View, Google Maps Platform, and more. Every month, more than a billion people rely on Maps services to explore the world and navigate their daily lives.
The Geo team also enables developers to use the power of Google Maps platforms to enhance their apps and websites. As they plot a course for the future of mapping, they are solving complex computer science problems, designing beautiful and intuitive product experiences, and improving our understanding of the real world.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $120000 - $172000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
- Close interactions with the engineering and operations teams around product development across the product life cycle.
- Work in assembling, configuring, debugging prototypes of all levels of maturity.
- Pick up several specialized tools and workflows as required for end-to-end development of systems both from the mechanical, electrical and software domains.
- Design engineering tasks for fixtures as well as some small parts of prototype and production system design.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience with Test Management (e.g., test methodologies, planning, execution, and reporting) for equipment in outdoor environments, or experience with hardware testing, process validation, or software testing.
- Experience with systems integration and validation processes, assembly, test harnesses and fixtures.
Preferred qualifications:
- Knowledge of debugging skills, and familiar with using industry standard simulations and debug tools.
- Knowledge of mechanical engineering including design, development, and testing of physical components of a computing system, and ability to interact with the software.
- Knowledge of hardware architecture design and component interactions, including knowledge of how design choices affect components and systems, reliability, durability, and the ability to navigate trade-offs.
- Ability to develop and execute validation plans for hardware products based on the understanding of the architecture, design, and manufacturing process; this includes the development of a testing environment (e.g., stress stimuli, trackers).