Principal Silicon Engineer

Google India Pvt Ltd; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 275,000 - 382,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Mountain View, CA seeks a Senior Principal Engineer to lead engineering planning and execution of the chipset from concept through launch.

This cross-functional role bridges hardware architecture, IP development, physical implementation, and software readiness to deliver a high‑quality chipset on schedule and within budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience with custom silicon design, SoC/ASIC implementation, or hardware-software co-design.
• 10 years of technical leadership experience directing SoC development programs from concept to mass production.

Responsibilities

• Direct the execution of the entire SoC lifecycle from chip definition to mass production.
• Lead integration of proprietary gCPU and high‑performance IPs, optimizing physical design for efficiency.
• Collaborate with DSPG Silicon, Software, and Pixel Hardware teams to ensure day‑one software sponsorship and production readiness.
• Coordinate deliverables across a global matrixed workforce, aligning schedules and dependencies.
• Lead debug forums to drive root‑cause analysis and rapid issue resolution.

Skills

Custom silicon design

SoC/ASIC implementation

Hardware-software co-design

Technical leadership

SoC program leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience with custom silicon design, SoC/ASIC implementation, or hardware-software co-design.
• 10 years of technical leadership experience, including experience directing SoC development programs from concept to mass production.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience managing global, cross-functional engineering deliverables and aligning schedules/dependencies across matrixed organizations.
• Excellent change-management and operational leadership skills, with experience coordinating teams across global sites.
• Expertise in driving complex hardware and software system-level debug and root‑cause analysis.
• Technical understanding of custom IP integration, physical design flows, and hardware-software co-design principles.

About the job

As Principal Engineer, you will serve as the primary technical leader for the engineering planning and execution of the Chipset from early product definition stages through launch.

This is a cross-functional leadership role that bridges the gap between hardware architecture, IP development, physical implementation, and software readiness.

Your primary goal is to deliver an efficient chipset solution for the agentic era on-schedule, within budget, and with Power, Performance, Area, and Cost (PPA-C) metrics.

In this role, you will drive end-to-end technical execution across a highly matrixed global workforce to ensure custom hardware innovations land seamlessly in production and are optimized for first‑party software experiences.

The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments (desktop, mobile, applications), as well as our first party devices and services that combine the best of Google AI, software, and hardware.

Teams across this area research, design, and develop new technologies to make our user's interaction with computing faster and more seamless, building innovative experiences for our users around the world.

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

US: $275000 - $382000 (USD) + 30% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Direct the execution of the entire SoC lifecycle, from initial chip definition and top-level architecture through tape-out, silicon bring-up, and final mass production.
• Partner with specialized teams to lead the integration of the proprietary gCPU and high-performance custom IPs, optimizing physical design layout to maximize hardware efficiency.
• Collaborate with Devices and Services Product Group (DSPG) Silicon, Software, and Pixel Hardware teams, ensuring hardware innovations have day‑one software sponsorship and land seamlessly in production.
• Coordinate deliverables across a highly matrixed global workforce, aligning schedules, managing dependencies, and actively resolving complex technical blockers.
• Lead critical debug forums to drive complex system failure signatures to rapid root‑cause closure by driving actions across all teams.

Experience Level Senior Level