Electrical Engineer, Laptops and Tablets Platform Enablement Hardware
Google· Internet & Cloud Services· Jul 24, 2026 · 3mo agoPosted 95 days ago
San Jose, CA, USA
In office
Full-time
Mid
$130K–$175K est.
2+ years exp
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Job description
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.
In this role, you will focus on hardware systems engineering, technical design development and optimization. You will work with cross-functional teams on design validation, platform bring-up, troubleshooting, and debugging across multi-platform architectures. Additionally, you will partner with external partners and partner-facing teams to streamline development pipelines and ensure hardware performance.
Android is Google’s mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $132000 - $190000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
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• Execute functional validation planning and participate in hardware design reviews for key sub-modules and interfaces to ensure specification compliance.
• Perform platform bring-up, hardware validation, and system performance characterization across parallel platform roadmaps.
• Conduct laboratory debugging, troubleshooting, and failure analysis to resolve hardware issues and unblock development activities.
• Collaborate with external partners and partner-facing teams to streamline development pipelines and ensure hardware performance.
• Provide documentation of the hardware design, its implementation, or test/validation results throughout the product life cycle.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience working in a consumer electronics hardware development environment, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience working in a technical environment, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB layout tools, digital circuit design, and analog circuit design.
Minimum qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience working in a consumer electronics hardware development environment, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience working in a technical environment, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB layout tools, digital circuit design, and analog circuit design.
Preferred qualifications:
• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Experience in consumer electronics and embedded systems design with mass-volume production.
• Experience with laptop designs, communication protocols, high-speed signal integrity, and power design.
• Experience in prototype bring-up, debugging, functional verification, scripting, Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and Design for Testing (DFT).
• Experience creating detailed documentation for hardware engineering projects.
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