Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer, Platforms
Company: Google
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
info_outline X This is a specialized role which requires
physical interaction with hardware equipment in a simulated data
center environment, utilizing Google labs, power, and safety
equipment. Regular development and processing of engineering
hardware must be performed on site. Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or
related field, or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of
experience leading technical teams with product development and
technology development in thermals management. Preferred
qualifications: Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product
Design, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience in establishing project goals, coordinating resources,
and providing technical leadership. Experience working with cooling
strategies used for packages, boards, systems, and data centers.
Experience in advanced cooling techniques such as liquid cooling,
thermal interface materials, or heat exchangers. Experience working
with OEM, ODM, and cooling system and component suppliers.
Experience capturing temperature, pressure, velocity, power, flow
rates, acceleration, displacement, sound, FloTHERM, IcePak, and
CAD. About the job Our Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team
designs and builds the hardware and software technologies that
power all of Google's services. Our computational challenges are
complex and unique, enabled by custom hardware designed and made in
house. Our Mechanical Product Design Engineering team members work
cross-functionally to design, build, and deploy the latest
technology to support the needs of compute, storage, networking,
and machine learning hardware. As a Senior Mechanical Systems
Engineer, you will lead projects to design and evaluate our IT/data
center thermal systems, identifying product requirements and
contributing to research and project planning. From the chip to the
data center, you will be responsible for leading teams for
designing and optimizing an architecture that will scale with
Google's continued growth. With your technical expertise, you will
lead and manage people and projects and develop product and process
improvements. The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s
possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough
capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at
unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our
customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of
Google users worldwide. We're the driving team behind Google's
groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our
cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to
global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable
developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams
are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with
key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for
Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations,
systems research, and much more. The US base salary range for this
full-time position is $159,000-$231,000 bonus equity benefits. Our
salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within
the range, individual pay is determined by work location and
additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and
relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about
the specific salary range for your preferred location during the
hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in
US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include
bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .
Responsibilities Act as a go-to technical leader with thermal
knowledge of server, storage, and various IT equipment systems.
Enable qualification of thermal products from concept design to
final production and deployment. Collaborate with cross-functional
leaders and external vendors/partners to maintain and improve
design, development, and qualification processes. Contribute to
overall system architecture from chip to chiller to optimize TCO of
overall compute infrastructure. Develop holistic thermal
designs/architectures from package to data center level, optimizing
for cost and efficiency while innovating for performance. Design
thermal management hardware including material selection, heat
sinks, heat exchangers, air movers, pumps, systems, and end-to-end
cooling systems. Develop appropriate specifications and test
procedures to ensure desired reliability and performance of
electronic equipment. Collaborate, supervise, mentor, and motivate
internal and external teams to design and develop excellent
products.
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