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Senior Optical Engineer, XR

Google

  • San Jose, CA
  • 30+ days ago
  • Full-time
  • Employee
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  • Computer Engineeringunmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Corrective Actionunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Data Analysisunmatched
  • Digital Signal Processing (DSP)unmatched
  • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)unmatched
  • Experiment Designunmatched
  • Hardware Developmentunmatched
  • Human Intelligence (HUMINT)unmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing Designunmatched
  • Manufacturing Systemsunmatched
  • Metrologyunmatched
  • Optical Engineeringunmatched
  • Opticsunmatched
  • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
  • Physicsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Control Engineeringunmatched
  • Process Developmentunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Production Volumeunmatched
  • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
  • Semiconductor Manufacturingunmatched
  • Simulationunmatched
  • Statistical Process Controlunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Tolerance Analysisunmatched
  • United States Department of Energy (DOE)unmatched
  • Virtual Realityunmatched

Description

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a specialized field (e.g., Optics, Sensors, Audio/DSP, etc.), or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4 years of experience working in the AR/VR optical system, waveguide display system, or optical semiconductor manufacturing field for waveguide.
  • Experience in optical design and simulation.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with AR, virtual reality (VR), or heads-up display (HUD) optics.
  • Experience managing the complete optical design lifecycle from design, optimization, analysis, tolerances, fabrication, and metrology.
  • Familiarity with LightTools, Zemax or equivalent.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach.
  • Communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

About the job

As a Senior Optical Engineer with experience in optics and display hardware development, you will lead the development and manufacturing of cutting-edge optical systems. You will be instrumental in bridging the gap between optical design and high-volume production, ensuring the successful realization of next-gen augmented reality eyewear displays. 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: $159000 - $231000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefitsLearn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Design and simulate the next generation waveguide display systems.
  • Collaborate with optical system, and manufacturing teams to ensure design for manufacturability (DFM) and process integration.
  • Design and execute experiments (DOE) to characterize process parameters, identify critical process controls, and optimize manufacturing performance.
  • Utilize statistical process control (SPC) and data analysis techniques to monitor process stability, identify deviations, and drive continuous improvement.
  • Conduct root cause analysis for process issues, yield loss, and quality defects, and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

Numbers & Facts

LocationSan Jose, CA
Job TypeFull-time, Employee
IndustryComputer Software
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Year Founded1998
Websitehttps://goo.gle/4dbno6V

Benefits

Paid Sick Days, Performance Bonus, Professional Development, 401K, Stock Options, Employee Events, Retirement / Pension Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Work From Home, Life Insurance, On Site Cafeteria

About Company

Build for everyone

Since our founding in 1998, Google has grown by leaps and bounds. Starting from two computer science students in a university dorm room, we now have thousands of employees and offices around the world. These Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe.

It starts with how we work together. We’re building a company where people of different views, backgrounds and experiences can do their best work and show up for one another. A place where every Googler feels like they belong.

So whether you develop new technology or creative campaigns, craft beautiful products or breakthrough partnerships, your work here is a chance to accomplish things that matter. Bring your insight, imagination, and healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.

Benefits

We strive to provide Googlers and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits are based on data, and centered around our users: Googlers and their families. They’re thoughtfully designed to enhance your health and wellbeing, and generous enough to make it easy for you to take good care of yourself (now, and in the future). So we can build for everyone, together.

Learn more about Google’s benefits on this site featuring Googlers’ experience.

How we Hire

Google’s hiring process is an important part of our culture. Googlers care deeply about their teams and the people who make them up. In order to  build for everyone, we know that we need a wide range of perspectives and experiences, and a fair hiring process is the first step in getting there.

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