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Senior Staff Thermal Systems Architect, Google Cloud

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Sunnyvale, CA • Posted Today
Onsite Full Time Not specified Level hardware_engineering
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, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 12 years of experience in electronics packaging, server systems, data center, or a related industry.
  • 12 years of experience with thermal analysis modeling and characterization.
  • 5 years of experience with leading technical programs and pathfinding with product development.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience in advanced cooling techniques such as liquid cooling, thermal interface materials, thermo-electric devices, two-phase heat transfer, or heat exchangers.
  • Experience in capturing temperature, pressure, velocity, power, flow rates, acceleration, displacement, acoustics, FloTHERM, IcePak, and CAD.
  • Experience in establishing project goals, coordinating resources, and providing technical leadership working suppliers to deliver thermal products at scale with emphasis on quality.
  • Expertise in analytical methodologies and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) frameworks to assess technologies, identify trends, and formulate clear cooling product requirements or pathfinding objectives.

About the job

The Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team designs and builds the hardware software technologies that power all of Google's services. As a Thermal Systems Architect, you will lead teams to design and evaluate our IT and data center thermal systems, identifying product requirements and contributing to research and project planning. From the chip to the data center, you are responsible for leading teams for designing and optimizing an architecture that will scale with Google's continued growth.

As a Thermal Systems Architect, you will lead the design and evaluation of our platforms and data center systems, identifying product requirements and contributing to research and project planning. From the chip to the data center, you will be responsible for designing and optimizing an architecture that will scale with Google's continued growth and innovation. You will develop and deliver next-generation thermal systems, products, and advanced technologies with a focus on end-to-end, chip-to-chiller, infrastructure stack optimization and innovation opportunities, in collaboration with cross-functional partners.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $237,000-$329,000 + 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

  • Lead architectural design of thermal systems and next generation technologies from concept design to final production and deployment, collaborate with cross-functional leaders and external vendors/partners to maintain and improve design, development/qualification processes.
  • Act as a technical leader with in-depth thermal knowledge of servers, storage, networking, ML systems, and other IT equipment systems.
  • Contribute to overall system architecture from “chip-to-chiller” to optimize performance and TCO of overall IT infrastructure, develop holistic thermal designs/architectures from package to the data center.
  • Develop appropriate specifications and test procedures as necessary to ensure desired reliability and performance of electronic equipment, collaborate, supervise, mentor, and motivate internal and external teams, to design and develop products.
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.
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