Senior Product Design Engineer, Pixel, Advanced Architecture

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience designing mechanical components such as plastic or metal parts, mechanical assemblies, printed circuit boards, or flexes.
  
• 5 years of experience using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools such as 3D MCAD, NX, Creo, or Solidworks.

Preferred qualifications:

• 8 years of experience in consumer product design.
• Experience with multiple manufacturing methods used in consumer products.
• Experience collaborating with suppliers around the world on part manufacturing and final assembly, including onsite factory support.
  
• Experience shipping multiple consumer products in a lead or executive engineer role.
• Experience with system integration, including electro-mechanical components (e.g., audio, display, camera, antenna, etc.), waterproofing, thermals, grounding, or product architecture.
• Knowledge of NX.

About the job

In this role, you will work to develop novel concepts from initial feasibility to prototype level validation testing that contribute to the future Pixel roadmap. You will do this with the goal of enhancing devices to balance comfort, performance, and appearance. You will work on a team that balances these in an innovative design that complements and enables the technology. You will communicate among a team to establish a design direction, creating prototypes that prove it, and working to show the value and feasibility of the novel design concept.

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 $147,000-$216,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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

• Manage the subsystem or individual consumer electronics part designs from concept to production.
• Work with global manufacturing suppliers and partners of subsystems, and drive individual part design from concept to production.
• Create and publish detailed 3D CAD and 2D drawings for your design models, search out and select materials, components, and sub-systems for the design elements you study for feasibility and consumer value.
• Build and troubleshoot prototypes, analyze results of reliability testing/FEA simulation, iteratively improve the design, and mature the design sufficiently for the next stage of development.
• Design for function, reliability, human factors, manufacturability, and cosmetic requirements. Travel in order to meet with suppliers and support system manufacturing during product development stages.