About the job

The Google Pixel Watch team focuses on designing and delivering the world's most helpful wearable 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 wearables and create transformative experiences for users across the world.

As a Staff Product Design Engineer, you’ll design the next generation of Pixel wearables. You will drive the design, analysis, and prototyping of new concepts while working in a manufacturing and product-oriented development environment. You'll manage your varied responsibilities across the product and 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’ll 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.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $189,000-$274,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of product design engineers in delivering future Pixel Watches that meet program requirements and milestones. Serve as the Product Design Technical Lead for a team, providing design feedback and technical direction to peers in their day-to-day activities.

• Balance design considerations such as functionality, sustainability, reliability, human factors, manufacturability, and aesthetics. Ensure risks and top issues are identified and have clear strategies for resolution/mitigation.

• Own the CAD top-level assembly, drive system/product-level analyses and prototyping strategy, and ensure deliverables for simulation (structural, thermal, antenna, audio, etc.) are met.

• Develop cross-functional solutions to complex, time-dependent issues by leading the team to identify the root cause of design, manufacturing, or reliability issues and develop corrective actions.

• Travel internationally to engineering builds to oversee mechanical validation, design, and assembly (10-20%).

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience designing mechanical components such as plastic or metal parts, mechanical assemblies, printed circuit boards, or flexes.

• 8 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.

• 12 years of work experience in consumer product design.

• Experience shipping multiple consumer products in a lead or staff engineer role.

• Experience collaborating with suppliers around the world on part manufacturing and final assembly, including onsite factory support.

• Experience in system integration, including electro-mechanical components (audio, display, camera, antenna, etc.), waterproofing, thermals, grounding, or product architecture.

• Deep technical knowledge in multiple manufacturing methods used in consumer products.