Platform Hardware Development Engineer, Silicon - Google
San Diego, CA
About the Job
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in design and bring-up of hardware for post silicon validation of SoCs.
- Experience driving HDI and multi-layer PCBs from concept and component selection to stack-up optimization, SIPI, Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and limited production.
- Experience in intricate power delivery network design for low voltage and high current rails with signal and power integrity concepts.
- Experience with electrical parameters for debugging HSIOs or other commonly used communication protocols using High speed oscilloscopes, BERT, or System Management Unit (SMU).
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture.
- 12 years of experience with PCB hardware design and bring-up for system level test and HSIO test hardware including mobile/compute SoCs, FPGA etc.
- Experience in leading a team of engineers to provide an optimal hardware solution for HSIO characterization, SLT or ATE requirements with Linux bring-up.
- Experience in mobile or compute chipset validation platform development and bring-up with probe cards and robotic handlers.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 15% of the time as needed.
About the job
Our computational challenges are so big, complex and unique we can't just purchase off-the-shelf hardware, we've got to make it ourselves. Your team designs and builds the hardware, software and networking technologies that power all of Google's services. As a Hardware Engineer, you design and build the systems that are the heart of the world's largest and most powerful computing infrastructure. You develop from the lowest levels of circuit design to large system design and see those systems 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. With your technical expertise, you lead projects in multiple areas of expertise (i.e., engineering domains or systems) within a data center facility, including construction and equipment installation/troubleshooting/debugging with vendors.
As an Electrical Hardware Engineer, you will help validate and integrate System on Chip (SoC) technologies into mobile phones, tablets, and laptops. You will also enable hardware development to facilitate Automated Test Equipment (ATE) and System Level Test (SLT) of ASICs/SoCs to validate its performance and screen out faulty devices. You will be responsible for all electrical and mechanical aspects of SLT, ATE, and high speed IO characterization activities by working with multiple internal and external teams. You will work with Product, Packaging, Signal integrity and Power Integrity (SIPI), Software and Hardware System teams to ensure full utilization and testing of the chipset. You will also work with internal and external teams, vendors and partners to ensure designs are manufactured and ready for production.
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & 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 & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $177,000-$266,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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.
Responsibilities
- Enable Google's future products by owning electrical hardware system design and validation from concept to production.
- Architect and drive high density, high speed and feature electrical hardware/Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) to enable complete electrical characterization (e.g., High Speed IO (HSIO) and Account Management Service) of complex SoCs.
- Work with cross-functional teams to deliver a successful high volume production screen hardware for ATE and SLT.
- Work with ATE, SLT and Handler vendors to create test fixtures, prototype boards, bench solutions and automated robotic handler-based ATE and SLT solutions for manufacturing screens.