As Google is catching up to the virtual reality space race, its latest plethora of VR job postings suggest that the multinational tech company is looking to develop new consumer VR hardware which will be produced at a large scale.
Just weeks ago, Google appointed its former VP for product management Clay Bavor as the head of its new virtual reality division. Bavor's stint as the new VR division head is expected to improve the company's consumer VR devices.
So far, the company's VR products are limited to the Google Cardboard, the aptly named cardboard VR headset.
Google Cardboard allows users to experience basic virtual reality with a rudimentary algorithm and cheap headsets attachable to smartphones. In fact, the $20 VR device was recently used to help save a baby's life.
The tech company is now planning to create new VR devices that act more than just the bare bones for users.
The job postings hint a variety of Google's future plans for its VR division. The advert for a Hardware Engineering Technical Lead Manager details a position that will lead a team in developing consumer electronic devices while leading a system integration of highly-constrained, battery powered and high-performance VR hardware.
The Hardware Engineering Technical Lead Manager will be responsible for the consumer hardware products, leading the execution and design of Google's product portfolio. The position also entails building multiple consumer electronic devices and putting together the team that will scale with the company's product offering.
Meanwhile, Google is also looking to hire a PCB Layout Engineer for VR. The person will be responsible for sustaining and developing the company's actual products, while discussing the team's overall goals.
Google currently has plenty of software and hardware-focused positions centered on its virtual reality efforts. It's important to note that all of Google's recent steps fall in alignment to the company's massive investment to Magic Leap.
Magic Leap, an augmented reality startup in the United States, has not publicly disclosed its projects, but Google has shown an interest in its technologies. Google supported Magic Leap's $542 million Series B in October 2014.
