Manufacturing Engineer, PCB/PCBA

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Due to the current health crisis related to COVID-19 and the escalating visa/travel restrictions in place, we’re currently unable to extend offers to anyone who cannot work from Taiwan due to lockdown visa/travel restrictions, or other restrictive measures until further notice. Consequently, we will be prioritizing candidates who can start in this location by set date as expected. We’re keeping the situation under review and would adjust our position should the restrictive measures be removed later on.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience using tools such as Valor and Allegro to perform DFx
• Experience with PCB processes and failure analysis.
• Experience with development of PCBA manufacturing processes including acceptance testing, startup and qualification

Preferred qualifications:

• MS in Mechanical, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering.
• 5 years of experience with a Product Data Management Tool (PDM) e.g. SAP, Agile, Windchill.
• Knowledge in eCAD processes including schematic capture, PCB layout and footprint/symbol creation.
• Familiar with SMT and box build manufacturing processes
• Strong leadership with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

About the job
Google’s custom-designed equipment makes up one of the largest and most powerful computing infrastructures in the world. The Manufacturing Operations team is responsible for providing the manufacturing capability to deliver this state-of-the-art physical infrastructure. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you evaluate the product designs and create the processes, tools and procedures behind Google’s powerful search technology. When vendors build parts for our infrastructure, you’re right there alongside ensuring manufacturing processes are repeatable and controlled. You collaborate with Commodity Managers and Design Engineers to determine Google’s infrastructure needs and product specifications. Your work ensures the various pieces of Google’s infrastructure fit together perfectly and keep our systems humming along smoothly for a seamless user experience.
Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google’s product portfolio possible. We’re proud to be our engineers’ engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of innovative manufacturing processes solutions and capabilities including industry first process definition, startup and qualification.
• Develop manufacturing documentations (Bill of Materials, Assembly Drawings, Manufacturing Work Instructions, etc.) in support of New Product Introduction (NPI).
• Establish, deliver and maintain the manufacturing and quality processes and standards for Google’s new technologies, leveraging existing tools and processes as required.
• Support PCB commodity team in PCB suppliers selection, audit and qualification.
• Lead in PCB qualification, work with design team and PCB suppliers in PCB DFM and Stackup, ensure suppliers adhere to PCB fabrication specification.

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 this form .