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Google · 17 hours ago

Hardware Validation Engineer, Cloud Platforms

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$105K/yr - $151K/yr

1+ years exp

Google is seeking a Hardware Validation Engineer for their Cloud Platforms team. In this role, you will contribute to hardware design validation projects, implement and maintain subsystems, and support new product engineering and development in Google’s hardware R&D labs.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud StorageSearch EngineSEO

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Help design and build complex system-level testbeds and maintain lab space, tools and infrastructure

Work with teams to develop software and hardware systems and develop methodologies and tools to support team members

Coordinate the interactions between labs and engineering

Anticipate and resolve problems by applying knowledge and skills, escalating design, manufacturing and product test issues to other people within the organization when appropriate

Generate implementation plans and provide technical expertise and guidance during deployment activities

Qualification

Hardware engineering experienceLinuxNetwork troubleshootingData center experienceNetwork designPythonCommunication skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a specialized field (e.g., Optics, Sensors, Audio/DSP, etc.), or equivalent practical experience

1 year of experience working in a hardware engineering technical environment

Experience with Linux, networking, network troubleshooting, failure diagnosis, data center server, debugging/troubleshooting

Preferred

Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field (e.g., Optics, Sensors, Audio/DSP)

Experience working within a data center or networking operation center environment

Experience with network design, protocols, and troubleshooting

Experience with computer systems (e.g., physical, functional, logical, mechanical, electrical, software, thermal, etc.)

Experience reading and writing code in Python or other scripting language

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.

Founded in 1998

Mountain View, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.google.com

H1B Sponsorship

Google has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (8763)

2024 (8872)

2023 (9682)

2022 (11626)

2021 (9109)

2020 (9785)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$26.1M

Key Investors

Kleiner Perkins,Sequoia CapitalAndy Bechtolsheim

2004-08-19IPO

1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M

1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

Sundar Pichai

CEO

Thomas Kurian

CEO - Google Cloud

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