Lead Hardware Engineer - Laptop Platform Enablement

Google LLC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 188,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC in San Jose, CA is seeking a Hardware Engineering Manager for the Laptops & Tablets Platform Enablement team. You will lead a specialized hardware engineering group responsible for defining and enabling next‑generation laptop hardware ecosystems, acting as a technical authority across Software, Firmware, Silicon, and Mechanical domains.

You will drive multi‑year platform roadmaps, establish scalable design guides across major SoC architectures, and guide reference platforms from

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in consumer electronics hardware engineering, including laptop or notebook system design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience in technical leadership and people management.
• Experience as a system architect across cross-functional domains (Software, Firmware, Silicon, Mechanical, Thermal) to resolve hardware and software co-design challenges.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and grow a globally distributed team of hardware engineers at both a technical and personal level, setting clear goals, prioritizing resources across programs, and fostering individual career growth.
• Act as a lead hardware architect and technical authority across cross-functional teams (Software, Firmware, Silicon, Mechanical, Thermal, and Product Management), translating product and OS requirements into robust laptop system architectures.
• Drive the definition, architecture, and delivery of comprehensive hardware design guides, reference validation platforms, and platform enablement frameworks from early concept to launch.
• Guide the team through complex, multi-dimensional system design, bring-up, and validation challenges, arbitrating architectural trade-offs and driving root-cause resolution across hardware, firmware, and software domains.
• Lead strategic technical engagements with key silicon providers, ODMs, and ecosystem partners to align multi-year platform roadmaps and optimize system performance, power, quality, and cost.

Skills

Hardware engineering

System architecture

People leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Physics (or related)

Master's degree or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Physics (or related)

Job description

Google LLC in San Jose, CA is seeking a Hardware Engineering Manager for the Laptops & Tablets Platform Enablement team. You will lead a specialized hardware engineering group responsible for defining and enabling next‑generation laptop hardware ecosystems, acting as a technical authority across Software, Firmware, Silicon, and Mechanical domains.

You will drive multi‑year platform roadmaps, establish scalable design guides across major SoC architectures, and guide reference platforms from