Product Safety Test Engineer, Platforms

To safeguard Google's users and ensure innovation never comes at the cost of well-being, we test and validate the physical and operational safety of our products. We achieve this through comprehensive product risk characterization and assessment—a multi-step process evaluating equipment, devices, and systems across their entire lifecycle. By assessing the probability of a product causing personal injury or property damage, we directly inform and direct the design of essential safeguards that protect people from safety hazards.

As a Product Safety Test Engineer, you will be the final line of defense in ensuring our high-power data center hardware is safe, reliable, and compliant.You will be designing and executing test plans for next-generation power systems. You will bridge the gap between traditional electrical safety and modern automated testing, requiring an understanding of how high-voltage hardware interacts with software-defined environments.

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 $108,000-$153,000 + 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.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a specialized field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience working in a product safety testing, power electronics, or data center hardware engineering environment.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Experience with Linux and Python, and managing lab networks and utilizing protocols (e.g., TCP/IP and SNMP).
  
• Knowledge and application of IEC/UL 62368-1 standards.
• Familiarity with NFPA 70E for managing high-voltage risks.
• Familiarity with lab diagnostic tools, such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters (DMM), data acquisition units, and spectrum analyzers.
• Ability to lead safety evaluations for multi-layered systems.