Full-Time

Principal Engineer

Data Center Hardware Robotics

Google

Google

10,001+ employees

Tech giant offering search, ads, cloud

Compensation Overview

$275k - $383k/yr

+ Target Bonus (30%) + Equity

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

In Person

Category
Mechanical Engineering (1)
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Mechatronics

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Requirements
  • PhD degree in Robotics or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 15 years of experience in robotics systems engineering or architecture, and experience with technical innovation.
  • Experience in the robotics industry, leading robotics applications development and turning Research and Development (R&D) into deployed, real world systems.
  • Experience in robotic control, planning, kinematics, and mechatronic systems.
Responsibilities
  • Scope and develop advanced robotics automation technical solutions for data center hardware required for AI2 business transformation.
  • Collaborate closely with executive leadership, internal and external, regarding AI2's data Center Robotics strategy and ecosystem development.
  • Source and ensure AI2 captures the latest Robotics and AI technologies and solutions from the ecosystem, and rapidly deploy within AI2, to meet the business needs.
  • Lead engineering execution and provide technical leadership for product features and delivery.
  • Oversee the end-to-end deployment of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated guided vehicles (AGVs), and multi-axis robotic arms for handling delicate data center hardware.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with embedded systems (e.g., RTOS, microcontrollers, FPGA), sensor fusion, and actuator control.
  • Experience implementing foundational vision-language-action (VLA) models, imitation learning, and reinforcement learning (RL) pipelines to teach robots dynamic object manipulation.
  • Experience executing low-latency teleoperation infrastructure, haptic feedback integration, and human-in-the-loop systems for complex, remote hardware interventions and data collection.
  • Familiarity with motion control systems and robotics programming languages (e.g. Robot Operating System) or similar frameworks.
  • Practical understanding of recent advancements in the robotics field, specifically the application of general-purpose bipedal/wheeled humanoid platforms for flexible, human-centric data center tasks.

Google provides internet services and products, including a widely used search engine and a large ecosystem of tools for individuals and businesses. It works by processing user queries and ranking results with relevance and personalized data, while its advertising platforms show targeted ads to users. Its products span cloud computing (Google Cloud), productivity software (Google Workspace), and hardware like Pixel phones and Nest devices, all connected through data and machine learning. Its goal is to organize the world’s information so it is universally accessible and useful, while supporting a sustainable business model built on ads and a growing software, cloud, and hardware portfolio.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

1998

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What believers are saying

  • Search dominance preserves high-value ad inventory and targeting precision.
  • Cross-selling across Workspace and Cloud can deepen enterprise lock-in.
  • Hardware and Android strengthen ecosystem stickiness and recurring service usage.

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  • Answer engines reduce search clicks, shrinking monetizable ad inventory.
  • Antitrust remedies could restrict adtech integration and default-placement deals.
  • Cloud rivals can outspend Google on AI infrastructure and enterprise contracts.

What makes Google unique

  • Google Search still anchors massive intent-driven advertising revenue.
  • Google combines Search, YouTube, Cloud, Workspace, Android, and hardware.
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