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Senior Robotics Automation Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure

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Redmond, WA, USA$159k - $230kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Robotics Automation Hardware Engineer role on Google's Physical infrastructure Robotics team, leading cross-disciplinary robotics engineering efforts to develop solutions for data center operations and integration with hardware, software, and system teams.

Responsibilities

  • Set the goal for robotics stack-guiding architecture, systems design, and integration, and collaborate closely with executive leadership to align on Robotics initiatives and roadmap, engineering execution with business goals.
  • Build and lead high-performing engineering teams across mechanical, electrical, embedded, and software disciplines within Robotics engineering.
  • Lead hardware architecture reviews with software and system teams to identify and address potential gaps in the technical design, ensuring the overall solution performance and scalability.
  • Facilitate and participate in design reviews to address technical challenges during the development, document design decisions, specifications, test procedures, and results, maintaining clear and organized records to improve knowledge sharing and project continuity.
  • Provide technical support and guidance to internal teams and external partners (including solution vendors and Contract Manufacturers) throughout the development life-cycle, addressing inquiries and resolving issues as they arise.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in mechatronics engineering and robotics product development.
  • Experience in shipping full-stack robotics systems.
  • Experience in robotics industry, robotics applications development and experience turning Research and Development (R&D) into deployed, real world systems.
  • Experience in robotic control, planning, kinematics, and mechatronic systems.

Skills

Required:Robotics engineering leadershipSystem design and architectureHardware-software integration

Benefits

  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
  • Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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