Hardware Engineering Manager, Google Beam
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a specialized field (e.g., Optics, Sensors, Audio/DSP, etc.), or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in technical leadership.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field (e.g., Optics, Sensors, Audio/DSP).
- Experience in designing hardware systems of high technical complexity for Video Conferencing, VR/AR headsets, or High-End Gaming systems.
- Familiarity in integration of one or more of the following subsystems: Display Systems, Imaging Systems, Compute/AI Hardware, Power/Thermal management, etc.
- Understanding of the hardware product development process, from concept to manufacturing at CMs/ODMs.
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time to client/customer sites as needed.
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.As the Hardware Engineering Manager for Electrical and Firmware Engineering, you will lead the team responsible for the electrical heart and nervous system of the Beam product line. You will manage the design of complex main logic boards (MLBs), flex circuits, and power systems, while simultaneously overseeing the system-level integration that ensures signal integrity, power delivery, and electromagnetic coexistence. You will be the architect who ensures that our massive data pipelines (Video/Audio/ML) run on reliable, manufacturable hardware. This is a high-visibility leadership role where you will guide architectural decisions, drive the system verification strategy from prototype to mass production, and mentor a high-performing team of executive engineers.Google Beam is a true-to-life new communication technology from Google that allows people to feel like they’re having real face-to-face conversations, no matter the distance. Powered by realistic state-of-the-art 3D imaging and spatial audio and integrated with today’s leading remote video platforms, Google Beam enables you to be immersed in the moment, together. As a part of the Google Beam team, you'll work with incredible teammates across all major functions in a fast-paced product-oriented environment. Your contributions will have an impact on the future of communications with Google products. You will apply technology to solve that really important problem that we often want to be together and we can’t.
Responsibilities
- Lead, grow, and structure a hybrid team of Electrical Engineers, Firmware Engineers and Systems Integration Engineers. Define roadmap for electrical architecture and system validation tools.
- Own the electrical system design and firmware development, including high-speed digital design (processors, memories, high-speed interfaces), power architecture (AC/DC, DC/DC, PMIC), and mixed-signal sensor integration (cameras, microphones, depth sensors).
- Drive the "System Layout" strategy. Oversee signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) simulation and validation. Manage desense, EMI/EMC compliance, and thermal/electrical trade-offs in a dense, high-performance chassis.
- Partner with Software to define strategies and hardware abstraction layers. Work with Mechanical Engineering on interconnects, cabling, and thermal solutions.
- Manage the EE/SI deliverables for JDM/ODM partners from prototype (EVT) through Mass Production (MP). Lead root-cause analysis for complex electrical failures in the factory and the field.
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