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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Staff Hardware Engineer Technical Lead, AI Infrastructure - **Company:** Google LLC - **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $236,000 - $329,000 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Bioinformatics, Computer Engineering, Data Centers, Firmware, Systems Development Life Cycle, Systems Architecture, AI Infrastructure, Information Technology - **Published:** November 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3501750587&tx=FR1714FFK&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain., * Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a specialized field, or equivalent practical experience. * 8 years of experience working in a hardware systems development, including experience in the functional management and oversight of hardware programs technical environment. * 5 years of experience in technical leadership. * Experience directing the full hardware product lifecycle from early concept to high-volume deployment. * Experience leading organizations, including Joint Design Manufacturers (JDMs), Contract Manufacturers (CMs), external vendors, and cross-functional engineering teams, to deliver hardware programs. * Experience defining system-level architecture strategy and exercising cross-functional leadership to develop hardware systems., * Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field. * Experience leading system architecture strategy and governing board and electrical engineering implementations through matrixed technical teams. * Experience expanding enterprise or data center infrastructures by evaluating, optimizing, and integrating third-party hardware technologies and vendor products. * Experience defining long-term technology roadmaps, driving hardware innovation, and steering resource allocation to resolve system-level challenges, delegating operational tasks. * Proven track record of synthesizing complex engineering data to lead cross-functional groups and external partners through ambiguous root-cause analysis. * Demonstrated success in building, mentoring, and expanding high-performing hardware engineering teams. ## Description * Direct system architecture strategy for data center AI infrastructure, guiding cross-functional engineering disciplines and key vendors in evaluating, integrating, and optimizing third-party hardware platforms. * Govern product lifecycle execution from conceptualization to high-volume manufacturing by directing Joint Design Manufacturers (JDMs) and Contract Manufacturers (CMs), influencing partner roadmaps, and establishing robust Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT) strategies. * Define the overarching lab validation and system bring-up strategy, explicitly delegating operational execution and detailed root-cause analysis to cross-functional testing teams and external contractors, while maintaining strategic oversight of the hardware ecosystem. * Exercise cross-functional leadership to drive the strategic scaling of Emergent AI infrastructure, steering matrixed engineering disciplines (Silicon, Firmware, Software, Thermal, Mechanical, and Operations) to deliver cohesive, enterprise-grade solutions. 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