Senior Thermal System Architect

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience related to thermal engineering.

• Experience with power and thermal measurement tools: data loggers, thermocouples, etc.
• Experience with Android tools such as adb, shell scripts, etc.
• Experience developing Python scripts, and Python simulation models.
• Understanding and experience of mobile devices thermal constraints including environmental.
• Understanding of mobile devices, including both hardware and software, and interactions between the two.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to ramp up quickly and learn new fields and technologies.

As a part of the Pixel System Architecture team, you will play a key role in defining the next-generation of Pixel products, taking a systems view during the product-definition phase to map targeted user experiences into workloads and drive hardware definition decisions. You will develop, leverage power and performance models to project Key Performance Indicators, ensuring all decisions are optimized for the best user experience.

You will work with engineering teams to support execution, validate projections and support product features and software decisions at key checkpoints through launch.

As a part of the Thermal System Architecture group, your aim is to address thermal challenges by creating a coherent thermal strategy that considers all the aspects of the problem: mechanical design, electrical design, power consumption, software strategy and user experience.

As a Thermal System Architect, you will be at the heart of ensuring our products deliver great performance in all conditions while remaining cool and safe to the touch.

You will engage with a wide variety of cross-functional teams to bring a unique system view to the thermal work streams. Your responsibilities will be to drive decisions and work streams based on data and system context as communication skills are required to work efficiently with all the cross-functional teams.

In this role, you will require a unique blend of hardware knowledge, software knowledge, system analysis and metric analysis. You will use data-driven insights to analyze performance, root-cause issues, and guide future hardware and software design as your work is critical to delivering a reliable experience for millions of Pixel users.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $159,000-$231,000 plus bonus, equity, and benefits. 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.

• Collaborate with cross-functional hardware and software teams to optimize the user thermal experience for better performances and temperature trade-offs.
• Develop system-level simulation models (Python) and methodologies to project thermal performance and inform cross-functional decisions.
• Conduct detailed analysis of field telemetries (Python/SQL) to drive hardware design decisions and new software thermal policies.
• Identify key usage patterns and areas of friction to influence thermal work streams.

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