Hardware System Validation Engineer, Pixel Fuel Gauge

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.

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 .

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience working in a silicon design and debug technical environment, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• Experience in device bring-up and triage.
• Experience in Python, C or other scripting languages, developing test infrastructure and creating test frameworks for system power or battery management.
• Experience with communication protocols such as I2C, SPMI, USB-PD.
• Experience in deriving Design of Experiments (DOEs) and statistical analysis for categorizing and capturing improvement/regression.

• Execute characterization of battery fuel gauge performance and core functionality at both module and system levels.
• Develop validation strategies and plans, execute electrical/system-level validation to catch and fix design issues through build cycles to improve the overall product quality and meet the launch schedule.
• Develop integrated solutions to resolve the system-level issues, such as Peak Power Management, Battery and Fuel Gauge, SoC throttling policies, and System on a Chip/Hardware (SoC/HW) stability issues in a form factor and low power device.
• Establish lab and factory test capabilities which include test plan, automation, test fixture/station, failure analysis, yield tracking, test cycle optimization, etc.
• Drive the validation/test solutions for adopting new technologies into Google products to improve test coverage/efficiency.

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