Senior Storage Qualification Engineer, Google Cloud

Google welcomes people with disabilities.Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience working in storage and server system technical environments, or 3 years of experience with an advanced degree.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience managing storage/server NPI projects and driving hardware qualification alongside JDM/original device manufacturer (ODM) partners.
• Ability to reproduce failures, conduct root-cause analysis, and close complex technical issues.
• Understanding of storage/server architecture across electrical, mechanical, and functional domains throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Proficiency in Linux, Python, and shell scripting, paired with data analysis skills to characterize failure modes at scale.
  
  

About the jobBe part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.

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 force 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead storage projects by defining comprehensive test plans and coordinating execution across multiple validation environments.
• Execute electrical, functional, reliability, and performance testing to verify hardware satisfies rigorous quality and engineering standards.
• Triage bugs, identify anomalies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams and external suppliers to drive swift root-cause resolution.
• Continuously refine test methodology, efficiency, and qualification workflows across product generations.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize test framework scripts to advance automated hardware validation.
  
  

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .