Manufacturing Test Development Engineer, Google Cloud Platforms, Infrastructure Engineering
Overview:
As a Manufacturing Test Development Engineer, you will create and automate end-to-end test coverage for Google's custom hardware. You'll design test software and platforms that scale across global manufacturing partners, translating product and quality requirements into reliable test processes. You'll diagnose yield issues, drive preventive actions, and shape the test strategy for new products. This role blends hands-on hardware/test engineering with cross-functional collaboration to sustain high reliability at scale. Compensation / Benefitsbonus target (15%)equitybenefits
Responsibilities:
- Drive manufacturing test development for new and existing product designs
- Architect and implement test software to cover functional, system, and installation validation
- Develop automated test scripts using Python for end-to-end testing
- Design, build, and deploy test platforms for Google's global manufacturing partners
- Analyze yield issues and field escapes, root cause, and implement preventive measures
- Define manufacturing test strategy for new products and collaborate with partners to develop test solutions
- Evaluate product designs and create manufacturing test processes, tools, and procedures
- Collaborate with Commodity Managers and Design Engineers to ensure infrastructure fit and reliability
- Travel up to 20% to support international manufacturing activities
- Ensure repeatability and control of manufacturing test processes across facilities
Key requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science (or equivalent practical experience)8 years of experience in Manufacturing Test, Quality, Reliability, or Product Engineering 8 years developing manufacturing test solutions for PCBAs and computer systems 6 years developing or integrating manufacturing test hardware using custom electronics, fixtures, and instrumentation and Python for automation Collaborative cross-functional teamwork Problem-solving and root-cause analysis Effective communication with design engineers and vendors Python for automation Manufacturing test solution development End-to-end test strategies (structural, functional, system)