Hardware Test Engineer, Verification Engineering

Hardware Test Engineer, Verification Engineering

The Hardware Test Engineer, Verification Engineering role at Google is a full‑time position focused on validating hardware design and ensuring reliability across L10/L11 systems.

Council Bluffs, IA, USA;
The Dalles, OR, USA;
Austell, GA, USA.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience with test methodologies, planning, execution, and reporting as a lead, individual contributor, or in a supporting role in a data center environment.
• 3 years of experience with hardware testing, process validation, or software testing.

• Experience troubleshooting functional and integration test failures that impact multiple engineering disciplines.
• Knowledge of debugging skills and familiarity with industry standard simulations and debug tools.
• Knowledge of hardware engineering including design, development, and testing of physical components of a computer/device, and how to interact with the software.
• Knowledge of hardware architecture design and component interactions, including understanding of how design choices affect components and systems, standards and protocols, and the ability to navigate trade‑offs.
• Understanding of the overall systems integration process, with the ability to put comprehensive test procedures in place.

• Validate New Product Introduction (NPI) systems against technical requirements that span the journey of an L10/L11 system from the datacenter loading dock to installation to production to decommissioning.
• Author detailed, product‑tailored test plans based on datacenter‑centric insights into product design, software tools, and process workflows. Create, modify, or deprecate verification tests that reflect changes to the technical requirements.
• Author detailed test reports with the risk to the product and recommended risk mitigation steps. Ensure on‑time delivery of test cases while gathering critical data and documenting the test lifecycle.
• Identify and implement opportunities for leveraging automation wherever possible to ensure the execution of test and report processes.
• Communicate product risks uncovered by the verification tests to a cross‑functional team of engineers. Utilize established channels to communicate test updates, project trade‑offs, technical recommendations, and escalations.

US base salary range: $93,000–$133,000, plus bonus, equity, and benefits. Compensation is subject to job location and other factors.

Google is committed to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate on any protected characteristic. Qualified applicants are considered regardless of criminal history, where consistent with applicable law.