Optical Sensing Architect, Devices and Services

Company: Google
Location: San Diego
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Optical Sensing Architect, Devices and Services Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Diego, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA. Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience in optical sensor solutions for consumer electronics.
  
• Experience in optical design, modeling, simulation, and tolerance analysis.
  
• Experience with optics (e.g., lenses, diffusers, thin films) and sensor opto-electronics (e.g., photodiode front-ends).
  Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
    
  • Experience in MATLAB and simulation tools such as Zemax, Code V, or LightTools.
    
  • Familiarity with various types of optical detectors (e.g., photo diode, APD, SPAD) and emitters (e.g., LED, laser, VCSEL).
    
  • Understanding of trade-offs between sensor performance and user-level features.
    
  • Understanding of productization process (xVT), associated goals, and metrics to ensure success.
    About the job Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.
    Additional Information:
    The US base salary range for this full-time position is $141,000-$212,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .
    Responsibilities
    • Lead Electro-Optical sensing architect for Google Pixel Ecosystem of Products (PEP), with focus on under/through display optical transmission and sensing.
      
    • Design, model, simulate, and characterize optical sensing modules (e.g., proximity sensor, ambient light sensor) for next-generation products.
      
    • Define sensor technology roadmaps to align with Project Execution Plan (PEP) products, compatible next generation hardware/physics, and land industry leading user experiences (UX).
      
    • Collaborate with vendors to produce next generation sensor variants to achieve Devices and Services Product Area (DSPA) roadmap goals. Work with cross-functional teams (e.g., Display, Partner Domains (PD), Camera, Quality, Reliability, etc.) to forecast engineering challenges associated with roadmapping goals.
      
    • Collaboratewith Software (SW) teams to optimize optical sensor driver architecture, improve post processing algorithm methods, and streamline sensor data in the Android framework ecosystem.
      Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .To all recruitment agencies: Google does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees or any other organization location. Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.At Google, we're committed to building a workforce that is more representative of the users we serve and creating a culture where everyone feels like they belong. To learn more about our diversity, equity, inclusion commitments and how we're building belonging, please visit our Belonging page for more information.We welcome and encourage people who are expecting and/or parents-to-be to apply to this or any other role at Google.Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles.

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