Modem Power Firmware Engineer, Pixel

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 1 year of experience in coding with a general purpose programming language (e.g. C/C++).
  
• Experience with power management of embedded mobile devices.
• Experience in performance analysis, debugging, and optimization for distributed or low-level systems.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.
• 3 years of experience writing test scripts in Python for data collection and analysis.
• 2 years of experience in modem power optimization and analysis.
• Experience in 3GPP, 5G/4G, or LTE cellular testing, including cellular test equipment setups.
• Familiarity with AI tools.
• Excellent communication and collaborative working skills.

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.

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: $116000 - $166000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement modem power optimization features and algorithms within modem protocol stack.
• Analyze modem power consumption across various use cases and network conditions (LTE, 5G NR) to identify optimization opportunities.
• Collaborate with the modem system team, modem vendors, platform teams, and application developers to define power goals and drive power reduction initiatives.
• Develop and execute power validation plans and test cases for new features and software releases.
• Build and maintain automated power measurement and analysis tools and dashboards to track power key performance indicators (KPIs) and detect regressions.