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We test new optical transceiver designs, unit, environmental, and system qualification of transceivers in a wide array of host networking and compute platforms, optical circuit switches (OCS), and transceiver component design at the wafer level.\nAs a Staff Optical Hardware Validation Engineer, you'll play a key role in the development of Google Cloud network infrastructures. You’ll have leadership roles in driving the planning and test execution for novel and complex configurations of networking hardware. You will collaborate closely with hardware and software teams to configure lab networks and test infrastructure that evaluate and characterize the performance of cloud computing and networking products. You will provide technical leadership to the optical validation team, improving test methodologies and practices, and ensuring clean and state-of-the-art lab capabilities to support the development and productization of optical solutions in Google data centers.\nOur Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team designs and builds the\nhardware 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. 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Drive issues to closure and implement preventive measures.\nInstall, test, repair, and validate new and existing hardware and fiber connections. Maintain lab infrastructure, manage equipment, and troubleshoot field failures, ensuring a functional (R&D) environment. Organize data to maintain and improve validation process.\nCommunicate status updates to cross-functional teams and leadership. 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