Manufacturing Structural Test Development Engineer

The Manufacturing Operations team is responsible for providing the manufacturing capability to deliver physical infrastructure. As a Manufacturing Structural Test Development Engineer, you evaluate the product designs and create the manufacturing test processes, tools and procedures behind Google’s powerful search technology. When vendors build parts for our infrastructure, you’re right there alongside ensuring manufacturing test processes are repeatable and controlled. You collaborate with Commodity Managers and Design Engineers to determine Google’s infrastructure needs and product specifications. Your work ensures the various pieces of Google’s infrastructure fit together perfectly and keep our systems humming along smoothly for a seamless user experience.

Google is an engineering company at heart. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology's greatest challenges and make an impact on users around the world. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, social to local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

Responsibilities

• Drive process design, optimization, and qualification activities of a manufacturing process for a component, part, or product. 
  
• Apply Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) fundamentals and collaborate with teams to help them understand and apply RCCA tools and principles and analyze/understand failure to resolve issues.
  
• Develops and implements the Manufacturing Structural Test Strategy for new products, and works with CM/ODM partners to ensure that structural test solutions meet product requirements.
• Lead and oversee the CM/ODM structural test development and deployment for Flying Probe, Boundary Scan, and In-Circuit Testing. 
• Review structural test fixture strain gauge and GR&R performance for fixture qualification, and analyze test plan stability and coverage to meet Google expectations.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in manufacturing structural test or In-Circuit test development.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Materials, or a related engineering field.
  
• Experience setting up manufacturing assembly processes, driving product launches and assembly process optimization within manufacturing operations.
  
• Experience in technical leadership, project management, and executive communication.
  
• Experience in developing or integrating In-Circuit Test fixtures and instrumentation.
• Experience in test development with contract manufacturers (CMs), original design manufacturers (ODMs), or joint development manufacturers (JDMs).
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages, especially UNIX or LINUX.