Photonic Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure

Photonic Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure

Google – Sunnyvale, CA, USA

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Physics, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience working with fiber optical components and packaging techniques.

• PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Physics, or a related field.
• Experience with digital coherent optical transmission systems.
• Proficiency in digital signal processing, high‑speed optoelectronic circuit simulation or system modeling.
• Knowledge of large volume high‑speed optical transceiver designs and manufacturing.
• Knowledge of high‑speed design of electronics and optics.

• Design low‑cost and high‑speed optical transceivers for inter‑carrier interference (ICI) communication links.
• Architect optical systems to scale TPU superpods.
• Identify, research, evaluate emerging photonic networking technologies.
• Explore optical technologies to disaggregate and improve the efficiencies of future computing systems.

Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google’s direct‑to‑consumer products. You will contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide and shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.

As a member of the Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team, you will design and build the hardware and software technologies that power all of Google’s services. You will see these systems from concept through to high‑volume manufacturing, with the potential to influence the machinery that powers the world’s largest and most powerful computing infrastructure.

US: $132,000 – $190,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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