Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 4 years of experience working in a consumer electronics technical environment, or 3 years of experience with an advanced degree.
  
• Experience in compression and quantization techniques for hardware efficiency.
  
• Experience with Python, C, C++, embedded engineering.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Acoustics, or related disciplines.
  
• 7 years of experience in Consumer Hardware, productizing new technology.
  
• Expertise in machine learning for audio enhancement, and sound and context understanding.
  
• Experience with media processing, microphone processing, psychoacoustic processing, filter design, audio and system tuning.
  
• Expertise in objective and subjective audio quality assessment and critical listening skills.
  

About the job

Google engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. As a member of an extraordinarily creative, motivated and talented team, you develop new products that are used by millions of people. We need our engineers to be versatile and passionate to take on new problems as we continue to push technology forward. If you get excited about building new things and working across discipline lines, then our team might be your next career step.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $142,000-$211,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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

• Tune, evaluate, optimize, and debug audio algorithms, including DSP and ML advances in audio solutions.
  
• Assess audio performance, develop tools, and automate new methodologies to launch audio solutions.
  
• Identify and prototype new technologies, define engineering requirements, success criteria, work cross-functionally to design, develop, integrate, improve, and validate the tech to deliver a premium experience on Pixel devices.
  
• Collaborate with Product, Algorithms, and Software teams to comprehend DSP/ML requirements and deliver solutions that meet key user experiences.