Systems Engineer - Distributed Cloud Infrastructure

Systems Engineer, Google Distributed Cloud

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience with interactions between hardware and software at the system level.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with liquid cooling technologies (e.g., DLC, sidecars) and their application in data center environments.
• Experience with server hardware from Dell (PowerEdge), HPE, and NVIDIA (HGX/NVL platforms).
• Experience with thermal modeling or Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software to predict hotspot formation in high-density racks.
• Familiarity with high-power electrical standards and facility interfaces for liquid-cooled hardware.

About the job

The Google Cloud team helps companies, schools, and government seamlessly make the switch to Google products and supports them along the way. You listen to the customer and swiftly problem-solve technical issues to show how our products can make businesses more productive, collaborative, and innovative. You work closely with a cross-functional team of web developers and systems administrators, not to mention a variety of both regional and international customers. Your relationships with customers are crucial in helping Google grow its Cloud business and helping companies around the world innovate.

Google is bringing our cloud anywhere with Google Distributed Cloud—in your data center, at the edge, and in the cloud.

Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) is a portfolio of fully managed Hardware (HW) and Software (SW) solutions which extends Google Cloud’s infrastructure to the edge and to customers’ data centers. It is enabled by Anthos and is ideal for local data processing, edge-computing for latency-sensitive workloads, and for meeting sovereignty, strict data security, and privacy requirements.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical, thermal, and power design and validation for GDC rack infrastructure, accommodating next-generation advanced GPUs, including platforms such as NVIDIA Blackwell, Rubin, and future high-density AI accelerators.
• Analyze power consumption and thermal output of new components (e.g., servers, ToRs, switches, HSM, etc.) to determine impact on the existing rack designs, specifically addressing the shift to liquid-cooled requirements.
• Work closely with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEMs), Product and Engineering teams to analyze their specific Hyperscale Graphics eXtension (HGX).
• Calculate rack power budgets and density limits, ensuring designs accommodate high-voltage requirements without exceeding infrastructure capacity.
• Model and validate airflow for mixed environments, including the integration of liquid-to-air sidecar heat exchangers.

Experience Level

Mid Level