About the job

Google's custom-designed equipment makes up one of the largest and most powerful computing infrastructures in the world. The Manufacturing Operations team is responsible for providing the manufacturing capability to deliver this state-of-the-art physical infrastructure. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you evaluate the product designs and create the processes, tools and procedures behind Google’s powerful search technology. When vendors build parts for our infrastructure, you’re right there alongside ensuring manufacturing 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.

In this role you will join the team responsible for setting and managing the quality and reliability standards for our Semiconductor components(Timing, Logic, Power IC, Microcontroller, Passive) technology across Google.

You are a quality and reliability expert with a track record of improving the quality of Semiconductor components during New Product Introduction (NPI) as well as maintaining it throughout its life cycle.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We're always on call to keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible and establish the quality and reliability of components throughout the life cycle. Provide consultation to teams in qualification and application of components.
• Analyze BOMs and schematics and propose second sourcing suggestions to engineering and drive qualifications with Contract Manufacturers.
• Drive and track component failures internally and drive Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) with supplier.
• Work cross-functionally to define and ensure processes in place to provide the data required to manage quality and reliability. Interface with suppliers on a regular basis to resolve issues and drive Return Material Authorizations, Corrective Action Requests and Failure Analysis.
• Lead management of Product Change Notices (PCN's) and drive appropriate evaluation and qualification with engineering teams.