Photonic Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure

Google Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% bonus target

Equity

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Google is seeking a Photonic Engineer in Sunnyvale, CA to contribute to innovative solutions that power their products. This role involves designing high-speed optical transceivers and architecting optical systems for scalable computing.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related fields and at least 2 years of practical experience with fiber optical components.

Competitive salary between $132,000 and $190,000 plus bonus and equity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Physics or equivalent experience.
• 2 years of experience with fiber optical components and packaging techniques.
• PhD preferred with experience in optical transmission systems.

Responsibilities

• Design low-cost and high-speed optical transceivers for communication links.
• Architect optical systems to scale TPU superpods.
• Research and evaluate emerging photonic networking technologies.

Skills

Fiber optical components

Digital signal processing

Optical systems architecture

High-speed electronics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optics, or Physics

PhD in related field

Job description

Photonic Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure

Corporate fare: Google | Place: Sunnyvale, CA, USA | Level: Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 2 years of experience working with fiber optical components and packaging techniques.

Preferred qualifications

• PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Physics, or a related field.
• Experience with digital coherent optical transmission systems.
• 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 high speed design of electronics and optics.

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: $132,000 - $190,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Design low‑cost and high‑speed optical transceivers for inter‑carrier interference (ICI) communication links.
• Architect optical systems to scale TPU 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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