Photonic Engineer, Machine Learning

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 188,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Google’s Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team in Sunnyvale is seeking a hardware engineer to design and deliver high-speed optical transceivers and associated photonic systems for data centers. You will help scale TPU and GPU superpods and influence next-gen hardware power and efficiency.

The role emphasizes end-to-end responsibility from concept to high-volume manufacturing, working on in-house custom silicon and advanced transmission technologies for millions of users.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in a high-speed datacom environment.
• 5 years of experience in digital coherent optical transmissions.

Responsibilities

• Design low-cost and high-speed optical transceivers for data center applications.
• Develop optical systems and architectures to scale TPU and GPU superpods.
• Identify, research, evaluate emerging photonic networking technologies.
• Explore optical technologies to disaggregate and improve efficiencies of future computing systems.

Skills

High-speed datacom experience

Digital coherent optical transmissions

Script writing

Test & measurement automation

Education

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

6 years of experience in high-speed datacom environment

5 years of experience in digital coherent optical transmissions

Tools

DSP simulation

Test/measurement automation tools

Optical transceiver design tools

Job description

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience working in a high-speed datacom technical environment.
• 5 years of experience in digital coherent optical transmissions.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience working in a high-speed datacom technical environment.
• 5 years of experience in digital coherent optical transmissions.

Preferred qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with script writing and test and measurement system automation.
• Proficiency in digital signal processing, high-speed optoelectronic circuit simulation or system modeling.
• Knowledge of large volume high-speed optical transceiver designs and manufacturing.
• Knowledge of data center network and machine learning system architectures.

About the job

Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.

Our Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team designs and builds the

hardware and software technologies that power all of Google's services. Our computational challenges are complex and unique, enabled by cutting-edge custom hardware designed and made in-house. As a hardware engineer, you will design and build the systems that are the heart of the world's largest and most powerful computing infrastructure. You will see those systems from concept all the way through to high-volume manufacturing. Your work has the potential to shape the machinery that goes into our cutting-edge data centers, affecting millions of Google users.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Design low-cost and high-speed optical transceivers for data center applications.
• Develop optical systems and architectures to scale TPU and GPU superpods.
• Identify, research, evaluate emerging photonic networking technologies.
• Explore optical technologies to disaggregate and improve the efficiencies of future computing systems.

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