Hardware Platform Realization Engineer — Embedded Systems

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a hardware engineer in Mountain View to contribute to custom silicon and prototype hardware for consumer devices. You will work within the Platforms and Devices teams on architecture, schematic design, and validation to deliver high-performance hardware solutions.

The role emphasizes lab work, collaboration across software, hardware, and manufacturing teams, and rigorous verification to enable product development and production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in EE/CE/Physics or related field.
• 2 years of experience in electronics or embedded systems design, or 1 year with advanced degree.
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to platform architecture definition, electrical schematic design, and prototype validation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and deliver prototype hardware for development activities.
• Plan bring-up and validation of development hardware including functional verification and power validation.
• Define factory test requirements and assist in manufacturing bring-up and on-site debugging.

Skills

Embedded systems

High speed digital design

Mobile SoC design

Soldering lab work

Embedded protocols

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field

Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field

Tools

Cadence/Allegro

Oscilloscope usage

Job description

Google is seeking a hardware engineer in Mountain View to contribute to custom silicon and prototype hardware for consumer devices. You will work within the Platforms and Devices teams on architecture, schematic design, and validation to deliver high-performance hardware solutions.

The role emphasizes lab work, collaboration across software, hardware, and manufacturing teams, and rigorous verification to enable product development and production.