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Spatial XR Hardware Lead Architect

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San Jose, CA$236k - $329kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Be part of a team pushing boundaries to develop custom silicon solutions for Google's immersive XR hardware. Lead end-to-end hardware architecture for next-generation immersive XR devices, balancing optical systems, spatial perception pipelines, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver high performance, efficient, and integrated XR experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Architect end-to-end XR headsets, optimizing trade-offs across FOV, resolution, compute, power, and form factor.
  • Integrate advanced optical engines and micro-displays (uOLED, MicroLED, Fast-LCD) to optimize visual quality, efficiency, and contrast.
  • Architect IPD adjustment and eye relief mechanisms for fit and visual performance, and define sensor suites for 6DoF tracking, eye/hand tracking, depth estimation, and video pass-through.
  • Optimize camera placement, illumination, and low-latency sensor pipelines to maximize tracking accuracy and minimize latency.
  • Lead alignment across cross-functional teams (Mechanical, Electrical, Thermal, Silicon, Firmware, Perception, Graphics, Product, and UX); mentor engineers to maintain high standards of architectural precision.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in hardware architecture for consumer electronics, including 6 years in system architecture for XR platforms.
  • 8 years of experience working on shipped products with a focus on imaging or display optics and multi-camera perception suites.
  • 5 years of experience in technical leadership.

Skills

Required:Optics and imaging system designSystem architectureCross-functional leadership

Benefits

  • Learn more about benefits at Google (link provided in job description)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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