Job Description
The Hardware Test Engineer designs test plans for optical components like cameras and lenses in laboratory settings. This ensures reliability of consumer electronics, benefiting users in augmented reality experiences. Validation uses equipment such as lasers, spectrometers, and interferometers with data analysis in Python or MATLAB.
Google Pixel team creates mobile experiences through AI, software, and hardware integration for global users. Testing Engineering qualifies custom machines for computing power. Google's hardware meets standards through R&D protocols scaled globally.
Engineers build automated test stations, validate instruments, and analyze results using JMP or image processing libraries. They document procedures, interpret data for performance feedback, and collaborate with design teams. Interactions involve optical design and software engineering for comprehensive coverage. The role requires proficiency in metrology methods and AR/VR concepts.
The US base salary range is $113,000-$161,000, including bonus and equity. Full-time roles include benefits such as health and training programs. Laboratories are located in US facilities.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement test plans, procedures, and fixtures for characterizing optical components and systems
- Build, improve, maintain, and operate automated test stations within an optics laboratory environment
- Validate the performance of optical instruments such as cameras, lenses, colorimeters, etc. Document test setups, procedures, results, and analyses clearly and concisely
- Collect, process, analyze, and interpret test data to evaluate performance, identify failures, and provide design feedback using JMP, Python, Matlab, image processing, etc
- Collaborate closely with optical design, hardware, and software engineering teams to define test requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 5 years of experience in hardware testing, validation, or a related engineering role
- Experience working in an optics laboratory setting, using optical test and measurement equipment (e.g., lasers, cameras, power meters, spectrometers, interferometers)
- Master's degree in a relevant technical field
- Experience with statistical data analysis, data visualization, and result presentation
- Experience with image processing libraries and techniques (e.g., OpenCV, scikit-image, MATLAB Image Processing Toolbox)
- Understanding of Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) optical concepts
- Familiarity with various optical metrology methods and instruments
- Proficiency in Python for running scripts, test automation, and data analysis