Test Development Engineer, Network Hardware

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience
• 5 years of experience in software development, hardware debug, or test engineering.
• Experience working with security policy/process, servers, or network hardware.
• Experience with Python software development, coding, input output systems (BIOS) and operating systems (OS).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• Experience with operating system configuring and Bash scripting.
• Experience with cloud platform software development.
• Experience working in security or software development teams.
• Experience in testing products for manufacturing, working with partner or contract manufacturing (ODM, OEM, JDM).

About the job

As a Test Development Engineer, you will be responsible for providing ongoing software development support to lead cyber security activities with external manufacturing partners and internal Google test development teams.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $108,000-$158,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. 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.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Plan and define the security hardening process and provide instructions to Contract Manufacturers (North America). Collaborate with internal and partner engineers and managers to drive test and security improvements.
• Work with cross-functional teams to debug security issues.
• Manage operating systems upgrades and provide support for periodic hardening updates, network security, remote access, and system admin of test stations.
• Work with Python test scripts based on test specifications.
• Perform root cause analysis of system test failures and implement corrective or preventive actions.