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Senior Product Design Engineer, Pixel Hardware

Google · Mountain View, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time

About the role

As a member of a fast-paced multi-disciplinary team, you use your creativity and range of engineering experience to explore solutions to a variety of engineering problems. As a mechanical engineer, you participate in the design, analysis, and prototyping of new concepts. You work in a manufacturing and product oriented development environment and collaborate with vendors and outside sources in order to see parts through to manufacture. As a Senior Product Design Engineer, you will design the next generation of Pixel consumer products. You will drive the design, analysis, and prototyping of new concepts while working in a manufacturing and product-oriented development environment. You will demonstrate creative problem-solving and design skills, clear communication, and a solid base of engineering fundamentals. Your strong organizational skills will help you manage your varied responsibilities across the product. You will work on a Product Design team that balances comfort, performance, and appearance in an innovative and harmonious design that complements and enables the technology. You will collaborate with external vendors and internal cross-functional teams such as Electrical Engineering, Antenna, Industrial Design, Reliability, Operations, Camera, and Product to define and deliver excellent products.

Responsibilities

  • Design a complex subsystem or multiple moderately complex individual parts from concept to production.
  • Collaborate with suppliers of subsystems or individual parts throughout the design and manufacturing process.
  • Identify the root cause of design, manufacturing, or reliability issues and develop corrective actions.
  • Balance design considerations such as functionality, sustainability, reliability, human factors, manufacturability, and aesthetics.

Minimum qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience designing mechanical components such as plastic or metal parts, mechanical assemblies, printed circuit boards, or flexes.
  • 5 years of experience using computer-aided design (CAD) tools such as 3D MCAD, NX, Creo, or Solidworks.

Preferred qualifications

  • Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of work experience in consumer product design.
  • Experience collaborating with suppliers around the world on part manufacturing and final assembly, including onsite factory support.
  • System integration experience, including electro-mechanical components (audio, display, camera, antenna, etc.), waterproofing, thermals, grounding, or product architecture.
  • Experience shipping multiple consumer products in a lead or executive engineer role.
  • Deep technical knowledge in multiple manufacturing methods used in consumer products, with proficiency with NX and Teamcenter.

Pay

US: $159,000 – $230,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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