Hardware System Validation Engineer

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.Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices and 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 and Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $126,000-$181,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Ensure hardware design integrity for Google Pixel platforms by validating SoC Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) and peripheral IO across various Operating System (OS) and Firmware (FW) versions.
• Direct cross-functional execution of validation plans, troubleshooting, and documentation to maintain design quality and ecosystem performance.
• Execute design verification, signal characterization, power delivery, and interoperability testing while defining system-level validation plans for the Pixel ecosystem.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to resolve issues in hardware architecture, system performance, production quality, and overall integration.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 2 years of experience working in a consumer electronics/embedded systems design technical environment, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.

• Ability to travel internationally up to 10% of the time.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Experience with embedded systems, processor selection, various communication protocols (especially DRAM, UFS, USB-C, SPI, I2C/I3C, UART, MIPI, DSI/CSI), analog design, sensor design, low power design, audio acoustics, Cadence/Allegro, and various RF technologies.
• Experience in prototype bring-up and debugging, functional verification, and python scripting.
• Experience with SOC architecture and validation.
• Familiarity with concepts like concurrency, Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS), and peripheral interfaces.
• Ability to design high-speed digital or analog systems.