Lab Generalist
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Minimum qualifications:
- Associate's degree in Computer/Electronic Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience working in a consumer hardware Research and Development lab environment.
- Experience working with third parties, schematics, or ball grid array (BGA) Machine/Equipment profiling.
Preferred qualifications:
- 5 years of experience in Surface-mount technology (SMT), BGA rework, and wiring parts on a PCBA.
- Experience in budget planning, supplier onboarding, and CM/factory collaboration.
- Experience in working with cross-functional teams, vendors and suppliers for equipment purchases.
- Experience in lab equipment management, inventory, calibration and maintenance as well as in any asset management tool.
- Experience in fine pitch SMT rework IC’s, PQFN packages, small passive components (01005), as well as general lab support duties.
- Ability to read board layouts and schematics using a third-party viewer.
About the job
Google's custom-designed machines make up one of the largest and most powerful computing infrastructures in the world. The Hardware Testing Engineering team ensures that this cutting-edge equipment is reliable. In the R&D lab, you design test equipment for prototypes of our machinery and develop the protocols used to scale these tests for the entire global team. Working closely with design engineers, you give input on designs to improve our hardware until you're sure it meets Google's standards of quality and reliability.
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.
Responsibilities
- Operate equipment such as soldering station, BGA machine, microscope, meters, temp chambers, IR Gun, power supplies, electronic loads, DMM.
- Manage and organize lab supplies and equipment calibration.
- Maintain lab cleanliness and safety.
- Support design team with assembly/disassembly of prototype consumer devices.
- Be the consultant for SMT/board rework modification, will be using equipment such as BGA rework machine, fine pitch soldering iron, microscopes, and hot air gun.
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