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Electrical Design Engineer, Platforms

Google
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Sunnyvale, CA, USA$132k - $189kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Be part of Google's Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team, designing and building hardware and software technologies that power Google services. Contribute to high-speed validation and bring Google's most advanced hardware to life, from concept to high-volume manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver high-complexity Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) characterization boards, breakout fixtures, and lab test rigs to support advanced Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) validation.
  • Own end-to-end board hardware development, including component selection, schematic capture (Cadence Concept HDL/OrCAD), stackup definition, and layout routing constraints.
  • Work in tight partnership with Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) teams to optimize high-frequency trace routing, via transitions, connector launches, and Power Delivery Network (PDN) performance up to millimeter-wave frequencies.
  • Manage board fabrication and assembly with manufacturing partners, driving Design for Manufacturability (DFM)/Design for Assembly (DFA) reviews and resolving technical issues to guarantee on-time delivery.
  • Perform initial hardware bring-up, power sequencing verification, and passive/active fixture characterization in the lab using Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs) and Time Domain Reflectometry (TDRs).

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience in PCB hardware design, schematic capture, and layout oversight.
  • Experience with EDA design tools (e.g., Cadence Allegro, Altium, or equivalent) and lab bring-up equipment.

Skills

Required:Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) designSchematic captureHigh-frequency PCB designDFM/DFA
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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