Drimva

Google

Hardware System Validation Engineer, Pixel

Mountain View, CA, USA · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026

Experience
2 years required; 4 years preferred in consumer electronics/embedded systems design.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the job

Validates and optimizes Pixel platform hardware through system-level testing, characterization, and cross-functional issue resolution.

What you'll do

  • Validate SoC DVFS and peripheral I/O across operating system and firmware versions.
  • Execute design verification, signal characterization, power delivery, and interoperability testing; define system-level validation plans.
  • Coordinate troubleshooting and documentation with cross-functional teams to maintain hardware design quality and system integration.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience in consumer electronics/embedded systems design.
  • Ability to travel internationally less than 10% of the time.

Nice to have

  • Experience in consumer electronics/embedded systems design (4 years preferred); experience with SoC architecture and validation.
  • Experience with prototype bring-up and debugging, functional verification, and Python scripting.

Pay

$132000 - $189000 USD base salary

Tools

DRAM, UFS, USB-C, SPI, I2C/I3C, UART, MIPI, Python

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First seen Oct 21, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)