Hardware Engineer

Google•Mountain View, CA

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

Be part of a 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. 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 Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics or a related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or in a Hardware Engineer-related occupation.
System-level knowledge, including hardware, software, and their interactions
Mobile phone hardware subsystems, including application processor, multimedia, GPU, modem and wifi
Optimizing software for power and performance improvements
Linux kernel and Android system
Debugging and root cause analysis for system issues (code, firmware, software, hardware, operational) or Troubleshooting system issues.

Responsibilities

Work with cross-functional hardware and software teams to model power consumption and define power targets
Analyze and optimize the software running across the key components of the chipset (SoC) like CPU, GPU, Memory Subsystem and Connectivity
Debug and resolve battery drain issues
Collaborate with Android app teams across Google to help them optimize power
Develop tools and tests for validating and monitoring power consumption