Photonic Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure

Google•Sunnyvale, CA

2d•$132,000 - $189,000

About The Position

Be part of a team developing custom silicon solutions that power Google's direct-to-consumer products. The Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team designs and builds hardware and software technologies that power Google's services. Its engineers address complex computational challenges with custom hardware designed and made in-house, taking systems from concept through high-volume manufacturing. This role focuses on photonic networking and optical systems for computing infrastructure, with work that may shape data center technology used by Google users.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 2 years of experience working with fiber optical components and packaging techniques.

Nice To Haves

PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Physics, or a related field.
Experience with digital coherent optical transmission systems.
Proficiency in digital signal processing, high-speed optoelectronic circuit simulation, or system modeling.
Knowledge of large-volume, high-speed optical transceiver designs and manufacturing.
Knowledge of high-speed design of electronics and optics.

Responsibilities

Design low-cost, high-speed optical transceivers for ICI communication links.
Architect optical systems to scale TPU superpods.
Identify, research, and evaluate emerging photonic networking technologies.
Explore optical technologies to disaggregate and improve the efficiencies of future computing systems.