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System Hardware Design Engineer

System Hardware Design Engineer

1 Month ago • 4 Years + • Product Design

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Job Description

As a System Hardware Design Engineer at Google, you'll be part of a team developing custom silicon solutions for consumer products. Responsibilities include leading design concepts from exploration to mass production, collaborating with cross-functional teams (Product Design, Engineering Program Management), ensuring technical feasibility and adherence to schedules, and resolving system-level issues. You'll be responsible for concept proposals, developing the Engineering Requirement Specification (ERS), and establishing product success criteria. The role requires expertise in electrical design and a deep understanding of the entire product lifecycle, from conception to manufacturing.

Must have:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
4+ years experience in consumer/wearable electronics system design
Experience with interfaces (MIPI, SPI, I2C, DDR, USB, I2S/PDM)
Lead new design concepts to mass production
Collaborate with cross-functional teams

Good to have:

Experience leading small teams or mentoring engineers
Familiarity with wearable design components (GNSS/Display/Sensor/SiP)
Debugging, power/battery life profiling, validation, and implementation
Knowledge of hardware product execution (UX, Industrial Design, Cost, Factory operations)

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Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
4 years of experience working in a consumer or wearable electronics system design technical environment.
Experience in one or more of the following: Architecture, Power/Battery, low/high speed interface (MIPI, SPI, I2C, DDR, USB, I2S/PDM), Analog engineering, Connectivity.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience in leading small teams or mentoring engineers for JDM/ODM models.
Familiarity with wearable design and critical components such as GNSS/Display/Sensor/System in Package (SiP), debugging, power/battery life profiling, validation and implementation.
Knowledge of hardware product execution such as UX, Industrial Design, Cost, and Factory operations.
Ability to travel 10% of the time domestically or Internationally as needed.

About the job

Be part of a diverse team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You will 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.

As a System Electrical Engineer or System Engineering lead, you will not only be an electrical design expert but also bare the responsibility for the product's success, from conception to mass production.

You would be accountable for concept proposals, reviewing product definition and then developing the Engineering Requirement Specification (ERS), which would establish the product's business success criteria and performance standards while maintaining high-quality benchmarks.

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.

Responsibilities

Lead, resolve, and mediate conflicts, risks, priorities, and trade-offs, helping the core team coordinate next steps, build consensus, and land in solution space.
Lead new design concept features through exploration, prototyping, and implementation to mass production.
Partner with Product Design (PD)/Engineering Program Manager (EPM)/cross-functional leads to assess the technical feasibility of the system integration and program schedule.
Communicate technically across system level issues.

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