Hardware Validation Engineer, Pixel Watch - Google
Mountain View, CA
About the Job
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a specialized field (e.g., Optics, Sensors, Audio/DSP, etc.), or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience working in a hardware validation technical environment, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
- Experience in consumer electronics industry with focus on on system validation or integration.
- Experience with system architecture and common system interfaces (e.g., I2C, USB, SPI, MIPI, etc.).
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field (e.g., Optics, Sensors, Audio/DSP).
- Experience in a cross-functional role, leading meetings and sending weekly status reports.
- Experience with various components of modern wearable devices like SOC, RF, Memory, optical/motion/health sensors and related theory of operation and validation strategies.
- Experience with system integration including electro-mechanical components (e.g., audio, display, antenna, etc.).
- Knowledge in multiple manufacturing test and validation methods used in consumer products.
About the job
Be part of a diverse team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.
As part of the Pixel Hardware Validation team, you will interact with multiple teams including modules, physical design, electrical engineering, software, and firmware teams to drive responsibilities related to prototyping, test, and data acquisition. You will work with multiple teams and collaborate with them on validation planning and execution. In this role, you will be responsible for making sure the product is fully validated to meet product requirements documentation, and for driving execution and sending weekly validation reports to the leadership team. In addition, you will also assess risk to design maturity of the product and highlight/escalate top issues to the key stakeholders.
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $122,000-$178,000 + 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 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
- Work cross-functional partner teams and review road-maps/timelines and define tasks priority to assess program risk.
- Review testing results with cross-functional teams and lead/support issues until resolution.
- Drive cross-functional teams to define and document test plans to become system test coverage.
- Ensure system level validation quality improvement (e.g., test coverage comparison, enhancement from issues, testing standard/process).