Power Hardware Engineer – Pixel
| Company | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mountain View, CA, USA |
| Salary | $126000 – $181000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Mid Level |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in power conversion design for consumer electronics applications (e.g., battery charging, USB-PD adapter, wireless charging, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Work with cross-functional hardware, software and systems teams to define, implement and integrate battery charging (wired/wireless) hardware solutions to meet product battery charging requirements.
- Define and develop detailed circuit/analytic models for optimizing charging efficiency, reduce charging time and improve charging thermal performance.
- Define, develop and optimize magnetic components for charging, for example, wireless charging coils using EM/analytic modeling and simulation tools.
- Create hardware power testing plan, validate the charging hardware system and work with cross-functional teams for system validation in products.
- Propose and drive implementation of innovative new power solution for charging features across hardware and software to provide better experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- 5 years of experience in power conversion design for consumer electronics applications (e.g., battery charging, USB-PD adapter, wireless charging, etc.).
- Experience in wireless charging design and WPC-Qi specification.
- Understanding of system power converter modeling and simulation; electromagnetic modeling, analysis fundamentals, and simulation tools.
- Understanding of on-board power conversion design for consumer electronics battery charging applications.