Lead EMC Hardware Engineer - Design & Validate

Google; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 132,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking an experienced EMC Engineer to lead end-to-end electromagnetic compatibility strategies for early-stage schematics and high-density PCB layouts, ensuring global regulatory compliance from product inception.

You will design grounding and ESD strategies, run system-level experiments for robustness against EMI, and work with external manufacturers to support timely production while maintaining quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/EE/physics or related field with 2 years in hardware or EMC roles.
• 2 years of experience leading EMC design from concept to production release and applying EMC theory to physical design.

Responsibilities

• Direct end-to-end EMC strategies by integrating design principles into complex schematics and high-density PCB layouts to ensure global regulatory compliance.
• Design grounding strategies and drive experiments to enhance device resilience against ESD without compromising performance.
• Run system-level experiments to ensure hardware robustness against external electromagnetic noise for a premium user experience.
• Lead EMC/ESD engineering teams and coordinate with CM partners to support production cycles and maintain quality.
• Utilize lab instrumentation (TLP, VFTLP, Spectrum Analyzers, VNAs, high-speed oscilloscopes) to validate performance and diagnose EMC issues.

Skills

EMC design & strategy

Electromagnetic theory

PCB layout optimization

System-level testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Spectrum Analyzers

VNAs

High-speed oscilloscopes

TLP / VFTLP

Job description

Google is seeking an experienced EMC Engineer to lead end-to-end electromagnetic compatibility strategies for early-stage schematics and high-density PCB layouts, ensuring global regulatory compliance from product inception.

You will design grounding and ESD strategies, run system-level experiments for robustness against EMI, and work with external manufacturers to support timely production while maintaining quality.