The Photonic Engineer role at Google focuses on developing custom silicon solutions that enhance the performance of Google's direct-to-consumer products. As part of the Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team, you will design and build hardware and software technologies that support Google's services. This position involves working on complex computational challenges and contributing to the next generation of hardware experiences. Your expertise will play a crucial role in shaping the systems that power Google's data centers.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience working with fiber optical components and packaging techniques.
• PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Optics, Physics, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience with digital coherent optical transmission systems is preferred.
• Proficiency in digital signal processing, high-speed optoelectronic circuit simulation or system modeling is preferred.
• Knowledge of large volume high-speed optical transceiver designs and manufacturing is preferred.
• Knowledge of high speed design of electronics and optics is preferred.

• Design low-cost and high-speed optical transceivers for ICI communication links.
• Architect optical systems to scale TPU superpods.
• Identify, research, and evaluate emerging photonic networking technologies.
• Explore optical technologies to disaggregate and improve the efficiencies of future computing systems.

• Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.