Hardware Engineering Lead — Systems Architecture & Roadmaps

Socket.dev; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 283,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's Devices & Services team is seeking a senior Hardware Engineering leader in San Jose. The role guides a cross-functional hardware team, aligns roadmaps with strategic goals, and ensures designs meet performance, reliability, and cost targets.

The position reports to the San Jose office and may operate in a hybrid schedule. Expect deep collaboration with internal partners and external vendors to deliver cutting-edge hardware platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience or Master’s degree with 6 years.
• Experience in hardware engineering leadership and project execution.
• Expertise in hardware design, validation, and system integration.
• Strong knowledge of system design for testability, performance, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware engineering team with priorities and feedback.
• Develop long-term hardware roadmap with partners and vendors.
• Evaluate feasibility of designs against requirements and trade-offs.
• Analyze hardware issues and drive corrective actions for complex failures.
• Direct measurements and simulations to optimize user experience; travel >10%.

Skills

Technical leadership

Hardware design integration

Systems architecture

Root-cause analysis

Wireless hardware knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering

Job description

Google's Devices & Services team is seeking a senior Hardware Engineering leader in San Jose. The role guides a cross-functional hardware team, aligns roadmaps with strategic goals, and ensures designs meet performance, reliability, and cost targets.

The position reports to the San Jose office and may operate in a hybrid schedule. Expect deep collaboration with internal partners and external vendors to deliver cutting-edge hardware platforms.