Hardware System Validation Engineer

Google • Mountain View, CA

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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
and 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 and Services team is making people's lives better through
technology.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience working in a consumer electronics/embedded systems design technical environment, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• Ability to travel internationally up to 10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Experience with embedded systems, processor selection, various communication protocols (especially DRAM, UFS, USB-C, SPI, I2C/I3C, UART, MIPI, DSI/CSI), analog design, sensor design, low power design, audio acoustics, Cadence/Allegro, and various RF technologies.
• Experience in prototype bring-up and debugging, functional verification, and python scripting.
• Experience with SOC architecture and validation.
• Familiarity with concepts like concurrency, Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS), and peripheral interfaces.
• Ability to design high-speed digital or analog systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure hardware design integrity for Google Pixel platforms by validating SoC Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) and peripheral IO across various Operating System (OS) and Firmware (FW) 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.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to resolve issues in hardware architecture, system performance, production quality, and overall integration.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level