Hardware System Validation Engineer, Pixel

Google•Mountain View, CA

4d•$132,000 - $189,000

About The Position

As a Pixel Platform Hardware Validation Engineer, you will help ensure Pixel platform hardware architecture design excellence through system-level bench validation and regression testing, and performance optimization. You will apply consumer electronics system design expertise to define quality and validation strategies for high-speed interfaces, signal and power integrity, SoC validation, and system integration. The Google Pixel team designs and delivers mobile experiences by combining artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to create smartphones and services for users around the world.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 2 years of experience in consumer electronics or embedded systems design.
Ability to travel internationally less than 10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

4 years of experience in consumer electronics or embedded systems design.
Experience with embedded systems, processor selection, communication protocols (especially DRAM, UFS, USB-C, SPI, I2C/I3C, UART, MIPI, and DSI/CSI), analog design, sensor design, low-power design, audio acoustics, Cadence/Allegro, or RF technologies.
Experience in prototype bring-up and debugging, functional verification, and Python scripting.
Experience with SoC architecture and validation.
Familiarity with concepts such as concurrency, DVFS, and peripheral interfaces.
Strong electrical engineering fundamentals, including the ability to design high-speed digital or analog systems.

Responsibilities

Ensure hardware design integrity for Google Pixel platforms by validating SoC DVFS and peripheral I/O across various OS and firmware versions.
Direct cross-functional execution of validation plans, troubleshooting, and documentation to maintain design quality and ecosystem performance.
Execute design verification, signal characterization, power delivery, and interoperability testing, while defining system-level validation plans for the Pixel ecosystem.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues in hardware architecture, system performance, production quality, and overall integration.