Senior Hardware Developer, Android XR

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Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Jose, CA, USA; Waterloo, ON, Canada.

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.
• 4 years of experience working in a Electrical Schematics technical environment.
• Experience in Power Management and Hardware Design Strategy.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field (e.g., Optics, Sensors, Audio/DSP).
• Experience with SOC/MCU selection, PMIC, integrating Camera, Display, Sensor and Eye Tracking systems.
• Experience with board design, schematics capture tools, signal integrity and layout review.
• Experience in prototype bring-up in house, debugging, functional verification and manufacturing, mitigating EMI and ESD problems and design for manufacturability and scaling.
• Proficiency in communication protocols (especially USB-C, SPI, I2C, UART, MIPI, DSI, CSI).
• Ability to design SoC or MCU based designs for constrained form factors like AR glasses.

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 a Senior Specialized Hardware Developer on the Google Android XR Hardware team, you will be designing, implementing, and delivering Next Generation hardware systems and AR glasses. You will drive hardware solutions from concepts through prototyping and production, ensuring robust designs that meet performance, efficiency, reliability and ability to scale.

Your work will directly impact how users perceive the power of Android XR and apps/services including Gemini.

For decades, the computing revolution has reshaped our world driven by breakthroughs in compute, connectivity, mobile, and now, AI. Google's XR team is at the forefront of the next major leap – the convergence of AI and XR. This is more than just new devices – it's about reimagining how we interact with the world around us. We're building a future where

lightweight XR devices like smart glasses and headsets pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $159000 - $231000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Canada: $166000 - $171000 (CAD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Gather system requirements from product management and cross functional teams, define architecture, and execute hardware design for next generation AR glasses.
• Execute hardware system development from initial concepts through schematics/PCB layout, bring up, debug and support high-volume production. Travel as needed to support bring-up at factories in Taiwan, China and potential others.
• Apply best practices to optimize or constrain hardware components to meet performance, power, and cost-effectiveness requirements. Predict consequences of hardware design decisions in cross-functional trade-off discussions, supported by simulation or measurement data, as needed.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Hardware, Firmware, Software, Power, Mechanical, Thermal, Validation, Signal Integrity, Manufacturing, and external vendors to ensure system integration meeting quality and schedule.
• Drive efforts for the documentation of the hardware design, its implementation, or test/validation results throughout the product life-cycle.

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