Google

Glasses Manufacturing and Product Design Lead, XR Hardware

Google$236K — $330K *
Consumer Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 12 years designing mechanical components including plastic or metal parts, assemblies, printed circuit boards, or flexes.
  • 12 years using CAD tools like NX or Solidworks.
  • 12 years of experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) or Design for Assembly (DFA).
  • 4 years leading multiple engineering teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture, design, manufacturing, and validation of head-worn devices including waveguide and display engines.
  • Drive development of miniaturized opto-mechanical subsystems in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Oversee DFM and DFA initiatives from initial concept through to mass production.
  • Develop comprehensive requirements and tolerance stackup analyses for mass production.
  • Advocate for team members, fostering their growth and success.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous paid time off and parental leave.
  • Retirement savings plan with company match.
  • Access to employee development and training programs.
  • Wellness and employee assistance programs.
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 12 years of experience designing mechanical components such as plastic or metal parts, mechanical assemblies, printed circuit boards, or flexes.
  • 12 years of experience using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools such as NX or Solidworks.
  • 12 years of experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) or Design for Assembly (DFA).
  • 4 years of experience leading multiple engineering teams.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or related field.
  • 8 years of experience with consumer electronics with a focus on miniaturization, integration, and manufacturing of system design.
  • Experience with executing designs for precision mechanical systems, including kinematic design and tolerance analyses.
  • Experience in scaled manufacturing, including manufacturing process and line design, bring-up, and optimization.
  • Knowledge of optimal selection processes of materials, adhesives, and coatings used in optical systems.
  • Knowledge of consumer electronics development processes with the ability to adapt development approaches to designs, from prototypes to scaled manufacturing.


About the job

As a member of a fast-paced multi-disciplinary team, you use your creativity and range of engineering experience to explore solutions to a variety of engineering problems. As a mechanical engineer, you participate in the design, analysis, and prototyping of new concepts. You work in a manufacturing and product oriented development environment and collaborate with vendors and outside sources in order to see parts through to manufacture.

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 of helpful, delightful user journeys. You will be an integral member of the team, responsible for systems software design, implementation, optimization, and ongoing maintenance and enhancements.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $236000 - $330000 (USD) 25% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Lead the architecture, design, manufacturing, and validation of head-worn devices, including waveguide, display engines, and Rx lenses.
  • Lead development and architecture efforts for miniaturization of novel mechanical and opto-mechanical subsystems, working with other system and cross-functional leads to arrive at robust and reusable designs optimized for consumer usage.
  • Work to drive DFM and DFA efforts from early NTI to prototype to mass production, working closely with internal and external partners and contract manufacturers.
  • Own and develop comprehensive requirements documents and tolerance stackup analyses to ensure performance and reliability of tightly constrained glasses through the conditions expected by mass production consumer hardware.
  • Be an advocate for the team and be responsible for helping individuals grow and succeed.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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$40.2 billion
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1998
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