Thermal Manufacturing Engineer

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial, Process, or Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with product development for mechanical assemblies.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• 3 years of experience with product development for thermal assemblies for electronic systems.
• Experience with technologies such as heat pipes, thermosyphons, vapor chambers, evaporator/condenser assemblies.
• Experience with operations and supply chain management, process and production line development for high volume manufacturing.
• Experience with welding, machining, brazing (furnace, vacuum), soldering, sintering, stamping, skiving, assembly, die casting, injection molding, leak detection, test design and product testing, quality control, equipment and fixture design.
• Experience in modeling via CAD (Creo) and Thermal Analysis (FloTHERM).
• Understanding of passive and active heatsink thermal transport mechanisms.

The Thermal Manufacturing Engineering team delivers cooling solutions for Google Cloud serving all of Google's functions and customers.

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 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 $138,000-$202,000 + 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.

• Lead manufacturing strategy and Design for Excellence (DFX) initiatives for thermal assemblies, acting as the primary link between product development and operations.
• Manage supplier relationships as the technical lead, overseeing selection, qualification, cost optimization, and failure analysis throughout the product life cycle.
• Drive continuous improvement by applying lean tools, Statistical Process Control (SPC), and data analysis to optimize production lines and ensure process repeatability.
• Develop advanced solutions and automation opportunities to support high-volume manufacturing and prepare the supply chain for future product requirements.
• Facilitate concurrent engineering by collaborating with design partners on process changes, resolving quality issues, and enforcing best practices for documentation and change control.