Google is looking for top-notch Mechanical Engineer/Machinist

[GoogleJobs]

Mechanical Engineer/Machinist - Mountain View

This position is available in Mountain View, CA.

Google is looking for a one of a kind Mechanical Engineer that will support the engineering design team which is responsible for developing the next generation systems. These systems make up our search clusters, that form one of the largest computing platforms in the world.

Responsibilities:

* Operating and maintain manual and CNC equipment in a lab environment.
* Mechanical modifications to assemblies that include cutting, welding, drilling, and sanding.
* Design and create test fixtures, jigs, and other mechanisms needed to support a R&D team.
* Work on complex parts built out of aluminum, stainless steel or plastics.
* Maintain engineering machine shop and machines within it.

Requirements:

* AS degree in Engineering with a Bachelor's preferred. Equivalent experience will be considered.
* 5+ years work experience operating and setting up CNC equipment.
* Strong ability to work with table saws, bands saws, grinders, sanders, drills and various welding equipment.
* Demonstrated ability to machine to a .005 tolerance.
* Have excellent blueprint reading skills.
* Working from engineering drawings or sketches.
* Good math skills including trigonometry.
* High focus on safety and following standards.
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate ideas.
* Awesome analytical and organizational skills, coupled with a well-focused attention to detail.

IF INTERESTED, PLEASE SEND RESUME TO BOSTOCK@GOOGLE.COM

[unterhaus]

sounds like my dream job, looks like getting my Ph.D. might not have been the best way to get there

[MnotLyon]

What's it pay? What are you offering?

You're looking for a VERY talented person. Rarely does an engineer have machining skills, and nearly as rare for a tool maker to have engineering skills. If you want to attract somebody with those skills, you gotta show them you're serious.

[vacpress]

Originally Posted by MnotLyon What's it pay? What are you offering? You're looking for a VERY talented person. Rarely does an engineer have machining skills, and nearly as rare for a tool maker to have engineering skills. If you want to attract somebody with those skills, you gotta show them you're serious.

Mnot

I was thinking the same thing.. In fact, my first impression was that this is a scam setup by a contracting agency recruiter..

Those guys will kill for the working emails of technical workers...

[unterhaus]

I suppose some people get into machining with an associates degree in engineering. I was thinking that people like that are fairly rare, but on reflection, there may be quite a few of them. I suppose you also get ex-military machinists that have gotten an associates.

[Geof]

An Associates Degree is only a two year program. I would hope that anyone who calls themself a Machinist has either served a multi year apprenticeship including technical school attendance or has at least a two year course of study at a technical institute or something equivalent.

[vacpress]

geof

this is why i keep asking how to change my byline from 'machinist' back to 'evil robot'.(hehe)

When I read it first I thought about all the fab guys and all the engineers ive met, and the lack of any that really had crossed over. Alot of the engineers thought they could build stuff, but those fab guys are awesome in product development settings. They usually had some sort of technical training for CNC, but are good at 'everything' in the shop.

I don't know where I am going with this. Google can probably find someone like that. I bet they have nice enough tools that obtaining their .005 isnt going to be difficult for a person with engineering background and at least enough knowledge to bluff his way into such a job.

If it isnt some sort of email trap. Some strange feeling tells me google wouldnt be looking for employees in a public internet forum! But then, maybe they heard this place rules.

oi!

[MnotLyon]

Originally Posted by Geof An Associates Degree is only a two year program. I would hope that anyone who calls themself a Machinist has either served a multi year apprenticeship including technical school attendance or has at least a two year course of study at a technical institute or something equivalent.

Why?

This is blue color work. Bosses don't care about a piece of paper. They care about if you can do the work. I tried to hire a guy a few weeks ago that didn't even graduate from high school. I offered him a very good wage, and I wasn't his only choice. (If my kids are reading this, yes, you still have to finish high school and go to college.

In over 20 years of tool and die work, I've only met one accredited engineer that could even find the on switch to a CNC, and he was far more valuable behind a computer than he was in the shop. I'm not saying engineers can't do it, I'm just asking why they would need or want to get that kind of experience.

On the other hand, I know a few tool makers that are very capable of light engineering. I do all the design work in my shop, and I only attended college for one weekend.

[jetski]

I guess I am the 1/2 wit some of ya-all are talking about. I have 2 A.S. degrees from a 2 year school. One in tool and die tech. One in injection mold tooling. I can design it and I can build it. everything from unscrewing tools to cams, lifters, 2 stage eject, ect. Small tools that 100 pcs could fit in the palm of your hand with a +.0002/ -.0002 tolerance. I run the Tooling and Engineering at my facility. Mater of fact I purchaced all of the machines in my shop. I refuse to buy a manual mill. They just are not needed any more in a shop. I haven't had one since we opened and we haven't missed it. I do design work on several platforms and program on several others. I use to be a Senior Application Engineer for 2 different mill OEMs. The only mistake I made in life was not going back to get the B.S. degree. Oh I forgot to mention my high school councler told me I would wash out in college. I was straigh A's on the deans list my first semester. I can not get an interview with a company when they say they need a B.S. but I will kick who's ever butt they hire skill and efficiency wise. I can not believe they don't require a B.S. that seams to be the mind set of most. I applied!!!

[MnotLyon]

Originally Posted by jetski I guess I am the 1/2 wit some of ya-all are talking about. I have 2 A.S. degrees from a 2 year school. One in tool and die tech. One in injection mold tooling. I can design it and I can build it. everything from unscrewing tools to cams, lifters, 2 stage eject, ect. Small tools that 100 pcs could fit in the palm of your hand with a +.0002/ -.0002 tolerance. I run the Tooling and Engineering at my facility. Mater of fact I purchaced all of the machines in my shop. I refuse to buy a manual mill. They just are not needed any more in a shop. I haven't had one since we opened and we haven't missed it. I do design work on several platforms and program on several others. I use to be a Senior Application Engineer for 2 different mill OEMs. The only mistake I made in life was not going back to get the B.S. degree. Oh I forgot to mention my high school councler told me I would wash out in college. I was straigh A's on the deans list my first semester. I can not get an interview with a company when they say they need a B.S. but I will kick who's ever butt they hire skill and efficiency wise. I can not believe they don't require a B.S. that seams to be the mind set of most. I applied!!!

I'm sorry. Did I imply 1/2 wit? I was trying to say that the person they are looking for is very rare and talented. How many people do you know that are an equal in your skills at design AND machining? I don't have the formal education that you have, but there's not a job that runs through my shop that I can't do. I believe my years of experience out weigh a piece of paper.


I disagree with your opinion on manual machines. My shop does a lot of injection mold repair. Usually without the benifit of prints. It's often much easier and faster to do a repair on a manual machine than on a CNC. I have equal numbers of manual machines and CNCs. If the only tool you have is a hammer, then everything starts to look like a nail. Manual machines will always be in my shop, cause I need more than just a hammer.

[cdlenterprises]

I'm with jetski to a point. I'm one of those "know nothing" engineers that was a broom pusher to start and ended up being a pretty damn good machinist (CNC and Manual) before earning my bachelor's degree in Mfg. Engineering. For me it was a natural progression. I had already learned how to make parts in a machine shop, why not go ahead and learn how to make things other ways. MIM, SMT, stamping, forging, automation, robotics, the list goes on and on. These are all processes that I have been exposed to because I chose to further my education and would've possibly missed out on had I stayed in the machine shop. I can program by hand, with MasterCAM, GibbsCAM, SurfCAM, and Mazatrol. I can "draw" with ProE, UG, Solidworks, Mechanical Desktop, AutoCad, and Cadkey(is Cadkey still around?). I can design it, draw it, process it, make it, and inspect it. I've worked with toolmakers that were pure mechanical genius and those that were lucky if they could tram the head of a bridgeport. It all depends on the individual. I'm not saying that a degree makes you better, faster, richer, or even smarter. But it does open doors and offer opportunities. It gives me the option to stay in the office when I don't feel like making parts.


BTW, I saw the same Google ad on monster a few weeks ago. I would suspect it's authentic.

[mike944]

Well, damn, I meet the job description exactly. Sounds like an ideal job for me. Too bad i have no interest in moving to california. Might be a scam. Why the heck would Google need an engineer/machinist? You don't machine computer parts......


Degreed engineer, 10 years experience, and fully capable of programming, set-up, and running CNC machines, as well as being able to hold tenths on manual machines. Can also Tig weld just about any weldable material.

8 years of designing aerospace parts, and 2 years with a machine tool sales company as a CNC programmer/set up, machinery repair, accessory design and fab person as well as at least 7 years turning cranks (on the side) building race cars, and robots.