Hardware Engineer, Input Sensing

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a specialized field (e.g., Optics, Sensors, Audio/DSP, etc.), or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 4 years of experience working with sensing system prototype design in a technical environment.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics or a related field.
• Experience in multiphysics simulations (e.g., Ansys, COMSOL) to model structural-electrostatic interactions and guide mechanical design.
• Experience with 3D CAD tools (e.g., NX, SolidWorks) and performing tolerance analysis on complex mechanical stack-ups.
• Experienced with embedded firmware development for sensor bring-up (e.g., C/C++, Zephyr RTOS, or Android kernel drivers).
• Experience with mixed-signal auditing and analog front-end design, specifically Programmable Gain Amplifiers (PGA), Analog-to-Digital Conversion (ADC) and Digital-to-Analog Conversion (DAC), and integration at system level.
• Understanding of force sensing technologies (e.g., strain, capacitive, resistive, piezo).

About the job

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.

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

• Identify flaws and issues with hardware components. Solve with limited precedent and analyze key issues, risks, or trade-offs, and address hardware failures by recommending and implementing corrective solutions.
  
• Evaluate hardware design feasibility based on product requirements. Help identify and customize the design solution based on trade-offs in packaging, performance, power or technology selection, and scope hardware project. Collaborate with internal partners and external vendors.
  
• Apply best practices to optimize complex or constrained hardware components to meet performance, power, and cost-effectiveness requirements. Accurately predict consequences of hardware design decisions in cross-functional trade-off discussions, supported by simulation or measurement data, as needed.
  
• Work with cross-functional teams to optimize hardware performance under established design constraints.
  
• Drive efforts for the documentation of the hardware design, its implementation, or test/validation results throughout the product life cycle.