Firmware Engineer, Pixel Systems Power

2 Weeks ago • 5-8 Years • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

This Firmware Engineer role at Google's Pixel team involves working with cross-functional teams to optimize power consumption in Pixel devices. Responsibilities include modeling power consumption, analyzing software performance across chipset components (CPU, GPU, memory, connectivity), debugging battery drain issues, collaborating with Android app teams, developing power consumption validation tools, and coordinating with hardware and Android platform teams. The ideal candidate will possess expertise in embedded systems, power management, and software optimization, along with experience working with Android and Linux kernel. The role requires close collaboration with hardware and software engineers to enhance battery life and overall user experience.
Must have:
  • 5+ years embedded development experience
  • C/C++ programming proficiency
  • Power management expertise
  • Software optimization skills
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams
Good to have:
  • Master's/PhD in relevant field
  • 8+ years embedded OS experience
  • Experience with mobile device power management
  • SQL data analysis
  • Knowledge of Linux kernel and Android system

Job Details


Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in embedded development.
  • Experience in programming in C or C++.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience in working with embedded operating systems.
  • Experience with power management of embedded mobile devices and hardware subsystems, including application processor, multimedia, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), modem and WiFi.
  • Experience with optimizing software for power and performance improvements.
  • Experience with SQL for analyzing data collections.
  • Knowledge of Linux kernel, Android system, and embedded software system design.

About the job

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions.

In this role, you will work with teams spanning the software and hardware stack to define, prototype, optimize and bring to the consumer devices software solutions that deliver battery life and user experiences. You will focus on power and performance aspects of the software design, data flow analysis, and improving the battery-life experiences of users. You will also be responsible for coordinating efforts with teams across Android platforms, applications and hardware teams to ensure battery life for Pixel devices.

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.

Responsibilities

  • Work with cross-functional hardware and software teams to model power consumption and define power goals.
  • Analyze and optimize the software running across the components of the chipset such as Central Processing Unit (CPU), Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Memory Subsystem and Connectivity.
  • Debug and resolve battery drain issues.
  • Collaborate with Android application teams across Google to help them optimize power.
  • Develop tools and tests for validating and monitoring power consumption.

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