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Senior Hardware Engineer, Geo

Google, Mountain View, California, us, 94039

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Senior Hardware Engineer, Geo Google is looking for a Senior Hardware Engineer to join our Geo team. The role focuses on designing, validating, and bringing-up custom silicon solutions that power our consumer mapping products.

Minimum qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

4 years of experience working in a hardware technical environment.

Experience with design, testing, and validation of electronics or embedded systems.

Preferred qualifications

Master’s or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.

Knowledge of FPGA development and experience working with FPGA designers.

Knowledge of camera image sensors, Lidar sensors, or global navigation satellite system integration.

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 will contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide, shaping the next generation of hardware experiences with unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.

In this role you will work with internal and external teams to define system requirements, design image capture and embedded system boards, create detailed theory of operations and decision documents, and develop verification plans. You will interact with product and program management, manufacturing, and product life‑cycle management teams to define and implement design requirements and communicate the consequences of design decisions leading the team. You will participate in the validation and production test process to ensure critical performance metrics continue to be met all the way through the final artifact in the field.

Responsibilities

Architect, design, bring‑up, and validate embedded systems hardware used to capture sensor data for Google Maps.

Evaluate hardware design feasibility based on product requirements.

Work cross‑functionally with internal software and firmware teams, as well as external partners.

Apply standard procedures to improve constrained hardware components to meet performance, power, and cost‑effectiveness requirements.

Drive efforts for the documentation of the hardware design, its implementation, or test/validation results throughout the product life cycle.

Seniority level Mid‑Senior level

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Other, Information Technology, and Engineering

Industries Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

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