Staff System Power Engineer, Google Pixel Hardware

Socket.dev; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 188,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's Pixel Systems Power team seeks a senior engineer to optimize power and performance across the Pixel hardware and software stack. You will collaborate with silicon, software, and hardware teams to enhance battery life and user experience on Pixel devices.

The role focuses on cross-functional coordination, system-level power management, and validation of power consumption. Competitive compensation includes bonus and equity components.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• 6 years of work experience in development, testing and deployment of consumer electronics/embedded systems.
• 3 years of experience in technical leadership.
• Experience in embedded systems, operating systems, and power processing.

Responsibilities

• Drive system power design optimized for battery life and thermals.
• Analyze and optimize the hardware and software interlock across SOC components.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on battery, charging and fuel gauge solutions and own system validation for charging.
• Validate for power consumption, develop tools and tests for validating and monitoring power consumption.
• Provide inputs to architecture teams on new SOC and system features to improve power.

Skills

Embedded systems

Power processing

Technical leadership

Operating systems

Battery optimization

Electrical/Computer engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics or related field

Tools

Android BSP

Kernel Drivers

Android Internals

Embedded Processors

Job description

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of work experience in development, testing and deployment of consumer electronics/embedded systems.
• 3 years of experience in technical leadership.
• Experience in embedded systems, operating systems, and power processing.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with Android BSP, Kernel Drivers, Android Internals, Embedded Processors.

ABOUT THE JOB

Google is making an important investment in the smartphone consumer market to provide a unique experience to the users by building smarter phones with longer-lasting battery life.

The Pixel System Power team owns the battery life aspect of the Pixel system software, which is a problem that straddles both software and hardware domains. We work with teams spanning the entire software and hardware stack to define, prototype, optimize and bring to the consumer devices software solutions that deliver awesome battery life and user experiences.

As part of the Pixel Systems Power group, you will focus on power and performance. You will work cross-functionally across silicon and software teams to drive power optimizations and improve the battery-life experiences of users. You will also be responsible for coordinating efforts with teams across Android platforms, applications and hardware teams to ensure great battery life for Pixel devices.

The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google’s artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world. 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

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive system power design optimized for battery life and thermals.
• Analyze and optimize the hardware and software interlock across the key components of the SOC like CPU, GPU, memory subsystem, and system components such as NPUs, cameras, display, connectivity.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on battery, charging and fuel gauge solutions and own system validation for charging. Debug and resolve battery drain and thermal issues.
• Validate for power consumption, develop tools and tests for validating and monitoring power consumption.
• Provide inputs to architecture teams on new SOC and system features and initiatives to improve power.