Senior Firmware Engineer, Modem System

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Communications/Electrical Engineering/Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in coding in a general-purpose programming language (e.g., C/C++).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with embedded system development, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and microcontrollers.
• Experience with coding in Python, C, and C++.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex embedded Software/Hardware (SW/HW) issues.

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.

Join us on building the next generation embedded systems for Pixel phones and wearable devices. Our mission is to provide the most reliable, scalable and efficient 4G/5G embedded wireless platform with Google innovative technologies on Made-by-Google products. Our technology is full-stack, and includes drivers/RTOS/firmware, cross-platform frameworks, Android programming, developer tools, and development/testing infrastructure. We work with early hardware prototypes, design cool new next-gen features, and ship high-volume consumer hardware.

The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware. Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement embedded software for modem platforms, including new features and core software.
• Develop scalable software frameworks and bring up new hardware prototypes.
• Create and implement factory calibration and test systems for new hardware.
• Optimize system performance by designing and tuning algorithms and creating developer tools.
• Build automated test systems for validating features, measuring performance, and ensuring compliance.