Senior Hardware Qualification Engineer, Platforms
Sunnyvale, CA, USA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 4 years in a Hardware Qualification technical environment, or 3 years with an advanced degree; preferred: 1 year of technical leadership.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Qualifies Google's machine-learning hardware trays and solutions through electrical, functional, performance, and reliability testing, then analyzes results and drives corrective actions.
What you'll do
- Create test plans, coordinate test resources, and conduct hardware qualification testing.
- Collect and analyze test data using lab equipment; report bugs and drive corrective actions with suppliers and internal teams.
- Communicate findings and improve the qualification process.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of experience in a Hardware Qualification technical environment, or 3 years with an advanced degree.
- Experience with testing requirements and algorithms for data center hardware or systems, plus scripting and automation to execute tests and analyze results.
- Experience using lab equipment such as scopes and analyzers to collect traces.
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field; 1 year of technical leadership experience.
- Experience with vendor failure analysis, ML hardware, memory systems, interconnect technologies, or signal integrity.
Pay
$159000 - $230000 USD base salary
Tools
scopes, protocol analyzers, Bit Error Rate Testers (BERTs), scripting and automation
AI focus
Qualifies machine-learning hardware trays and solutions, including testing ML hardware components and interfaces.
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