Mechanical Product Design Engineer

About the role

Join Google’s Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team to design and develop custom silicon solutions that power the company’s direct‑to‑consumer products. As a Mechanical Product Design Engineer you will work across the full product lifecycle, from concept through high‑volume manufacturing, delivering hardware that meets demanding performance, power and cost targets.

Key responsibilities

• Identify flaws and issues in hardware components and propose corrective actions.
• Apply best‑practice optimization techniques to complex or constrained hardware designs.
• Document design decisions, implementation details, and test/validation results throughout the product lifecycle.
• Review hardware artifacts such as block diagrams, schematics, layouts, bills of materials, algorithms, protocols, and link budgets to anticipate risks.
• Analyze trade‑offs, resolve key technical issues, and suggest solutions for common hardware failures.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• At least 2 years of experience in a mechanical design engineering environment, or 1 year with an advanced degree.
• Preferred: Master’s or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.

Required skills

• Hardware design
• Schematic design
• Layout design
• Bill of materials management
• Algorithm development
• Protocol design
• Link‑budget analysis

What we offer

• Base salary range $126,000‑$181,000 (US) plus bonus, equity and comprehensive benefits.
• Opportunity to work on cutting‑edge silicon that powers Google’s global services.
• Full‑time, permanent role within a high‑impact engineering organization.