Staff Engineer, PCBA DFM, Hardware
Mountain View, CA, USA · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- 10 years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Serves as the principal PCBA design-for-manufacturing authority for Google consumer hardware, setting assembly roadmaps and standards and guiding designs from development through production.
What you'll do
- Define PCBA assembly and high-density packaging roadmaps, and maintain design guidelines for rigid and rigid-flex assemblies.
- Lead OK2FAB CAD layout reviews and set engineering standards for panel arrays, routing clearances, cross-out thresholds, and process traceability.
- Lead high-stakes SMT defect investigations and component-level failure analysis.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in high-density consumer hardware design, PCBA, and DFM.
- Experience in SMT process integration, high-risk CAD layout reviews, and component-level failure analysis.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Advanced solder metallurgy knowledge or industry leadership through patents, technical papers, or standards bodies.
Pay
$171000 - $247000 USD base salary
Tools
PCBA, DFM, SMT, CAD, SAC305/405
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