Senior Xr Developer Jobs in California (NOW HIRING)

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12 years of experience in consumer electronics space.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, Materials, or a related engineering field.
• 15 years of experience in Manufacturing, Quality, or Product Engineering for hardware technology and systems.
• Experience with executing designs for precision mechanical systems, including kinematic design and tolerance analyses.
• Experience working with original design manufacturers (ODMs), module integrators and component supplies worldwide.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD software.
• Knowledge and optimal selection processes of materials, adhesives, and coatings used in optical systems.

About the job
Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.
The Google XR team is a group of engineers, designers, and research scientists tasked with building the platforms that enable computing required for great immersive and augmented experience and prototyping helpful, delightful user journeys.
In this role, you will be an integral member of the team, responsible for systems software design, implementation, optimization, and ongoing maintenance and enhancements.
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices and Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices and Services team is making people's lives better through technology.
For decades, the computing revolution has reshaped our world driven by
breakthroughs in compute, connectivity, mobile, and now, AI. Google's XR team is at the forefront of the next major leap - the convergence of AI and XR. This is more than just new devices - it's about reimagining how we interact with the world around us. We're building a future where
lightweight XR devices like smart glasses and headsets pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $214000 - $298000 (USD) 25% bonus target equity benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google .
Responsibilities

• Lead the cross-functional effort on the definition, development and qualification of manufacturing strategies/solutions for a variety of head worn devices through all phases of the NPI process, all the way to high volume manufacturing.
• Partner with manufacturing technology partners in the architecture, design and qualification of manufacturing processes/equipment for product enablement, design and process verification paving the pathway to mass production.
• Work to drive design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) efforts from early network threat intelligence (NTI) to prototype to mass production, working closely with internal and external partners and contract manufacturers.
• Evaluate and develop prospective vendors(ODMs, module integrators, component supply chain) for process and quality capabilities.
• Develop and standardize the design for manufacturability and assembly processes/requirements across the Android XR ecosystem.

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