Electrical Engineer, Pixel Hardware

About the job

The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google’s artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 2 years of experience working with consumer electronics.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
  
• Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals in several of the following areas (high speed digital, hardware bring up and debug, schematic capture or PCB layout, Power Analysis, Power Design, Lab Tools).
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB layout tools or lab techniques (such as soldering, oscilloscopes, data acquisition).
  
• Proficiency with both schematic capture and PCB layout tools.
  
• Knowledge of system power, power regulators, Python scripting, C++, and Cadence/Allegro.
  
• Exceptional problem solving and organizational skills, coupled with a well-focused attention to detail.
  

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the electrical design and validation of future phone products with a focus on system power, charging circuitry, and digital interfaces.
• Perform all electrical engineering tasks related to sub-system design including: schematic capture. Circuit signal integrity simulation along with the SI team.
• Work with the CAD team on layout designs on multiple mediums: rigid PCB, FPC, hybrid rigid/FPC assemblies. Planning and execution of circuit validation - including functional and parametric validation. Review and analyze validation data. Debug/resolve functional or parametric issues.
• Work closely with the cross-functional engineering teams to bring new designs out of the concept phase into our production cycle.
• Contribute to design tool enhancements or development. Including but not limited to: schematic/layout scripting tools, lab validation tools, data post-processing analysis tools, lab automation, fixture design and realization.