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Electrical Engineer, Pixel Hardware

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Compensation
$132–189K/yr
Location
Mountain View, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Electrical Engineer will contribute to electrical design and validation for future Pixel phone products, focusing on system power, charging circuitry, and digital interfaces. The role spans subsystem design, circuit simulation, PCB layout collaboration, validation planning and analysis, and debugging. The engineer will work with cross-functional teams to move designs from concept into production and may contribute to design and lab tool enhancements.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Consumer ElectronicsHigh-Speed DigitalHardware Bring-UpHardware DebuggingSchematic CapturePCB LayoutPower AnalysisPower DesignLab ToolsSolderingOscilloscopesData AcquisitionSystem PowerPower RegulatorsPython ScriptingC++Cadence/AllegroProblem SolvingOrganizational SkillsAttention to Detail

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or Related Field or Equivalent Practical Experience2 Years Consumer Electronics ExperienceMaster's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or Related Field

Full job description

Electrical Engineer, Pixel Hardware

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

  • 2 years of experience working with consumer electronics.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.

  • Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals in several of the following areas (high speed digital, hardware bring up and debug, schematic capture or PCB layout, Power Analysis, Power Design, Lab Tools).

  • Experience with schematic capture, PCB layout tools or lab techniques (such as soldering, oscilloscopes, data acquisition).

  • Proficiency with both schematic capture and PCB layout tools.

  • Knowledge of system power, power regulators, Python scripting, C++, and Cadence/Allegro.

  • Exceptional problem solving and organizational skills, coupled with a well-focused attention to detail.

About the job

The Pixel Electrical Engineering (EE) team works on some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics today! The Pixel EE team owns the entire electrical design of the product and is instrumental in the entire life cycle of Pixel products. From early architecture design, bring up, validation, manufacturing, and product launch the Pixel EE team is front and center.

The Google Pixel team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful mobile experience. The team works on shaping the future of Pixel devices and services through some of the most advanced designs, techniques, products, and experiences in consumer electronics. This includes bringing together the best of Google’s artificial intelligence, software, and hardware to build global smartphones and create transformative experiences for users across the world.

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

US: $132000 - $189000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the electrical design and validation of future phone products with a focus on system power, charging circuitry, and digital interfaces.

  • Perform all electrical engineering tasks related to sub-system design including: schematic capture. Circuit signal integrity simulation along with the SI team.

  • Work with the CAD team on layout designs on multiple mediums: rigid PCB, FPC, hybrid rigid/FPC assemblies. Planning and execution of circuit validation - including functional and parametric validation. Review and analyze validation data. Debug/resolve functional or parametric issues.

  • Work closely with the cross-functional engineering teams to bring new designs out of the concept phase into our production cycle.

  • Contribute to design tool enhancements or development. Including but not limited to: schematic/layout scripting tools, lab validation tools, data post-processing analysis tools, lab automation, fixture design and realization.

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How this job compares

Set against the 10,173 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$132–189K/yr
  • California median$130–186K/yr1,013 salary ranges
  • US median$108–170K/yr6,503 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $161K, is close to the California median midpoint ($159K) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,255 open Electrical Engineer jobs in California and 10,173 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 8,503 postings).
Education
6,933 of the 10,173 open Electrical Engineer jobs (68%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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