Manager, Hardware Engineering

Google; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 283,000 - 330,000; Full time

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Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking a senior hardware engineer to lead a cross-functional team within the Devices & Services group in San Jose. You will shape the hardware roadmap and oversee design validation for multi-subsystem platforms.

You will apply systems architecture principles to optimize testability, reliability, and cost, while driving root-cause analysis and delivering high-impact solutions. Hybrid work seen in San Jose, CA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years post-baccalaureate experience in hardware engineering or related field.
• Alternative master’s degree with 6+ years experience in hardware engineering.
• Experience leading technical teams and designing hardware systems end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware engineering team with priorities and coaching.
• Develop long-term hardware roadmap with internal and external partners.
• Evaluate hardware designs against requirements, balancing performance, power, and cost.
• Analyze complex hardware issues and drive corrective actions across product lines.
• Direct performance measurements, simulations, and continuous design improvements; travel >10%.

Skills

Technical leadership

System design

Hardware debugging

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Job description

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field and 8 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a Hardware Engineering-related occupation.
• Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, and 6 years of experience in the job offered or in a Hardware Engineering-related occupation.
• Position requires 6 years of experience in the following: Technical leadership or People management for team development and project execution; Design and validation of interacting hardware subsystems or Hardware system integration; Applying systems architecture principles or System design for optimizing system testability, performance, reliability, and cost; Root-cause failure analysis or System-level debugging of hardware and software systems to triage and implement corrective actions; and Applying domain-specific technical knowledge in wireless hardware design, system integration, and regulatory compliance.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field and 8 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or in a Hardware Engineering-related occupation.
• Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, and 6 years of experience in the job offered or in a Hardware Engineering-related occupation.
• Position requires 6 years of experience in the following: Technical leadership or People management for team development and project execution; Design and validation of interacting hardware subsystems or Hardware system integration; Applying systems architecture principles or System design for optimizing system testability, performance, reliability, and cost; Root-cause failure analysis or System-level debugging of hardware and software systems to triage and implement corrective actions; and Applying domain-specific technical knowledge in wireless hardware design, system integration, and regulatory compliance.

About the job

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $282,900 - $330,000 + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Position reports to the Google San Jose, California office & may allow for a hybrid schedule per Google policy.

The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Responsibilities

• Lead your hardware engineering team by setting priorities and providing consistent performance coaching and feedback
• Develop the long-term hardware roadmap by collaborating with internal partners and external vendors to align on strategic goals
• Evaluate the feasibility of hardware designs against product requirements, customizing solutions based on performance, power, and technology trade-offs
• Analyze complex hardware issues, risks, and trade-offs to drive corrective solutions for ambiguous or novel failures & Review and approve hardware design, architecture, and technology development activities across multiple complex product lines
• Direct performance measurements and simulations to optimize user experience and lead continuous design and process improvement initiatives. International and domestic travel of more than 10% is required.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .