Senior CAD Engineer, RTL Design, Silicon, Google

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Senior Engineer to shape AI/ML hardware acceleration and drive TPU silicon developments. You will lead CAD methodologies, influence RTL design, and guide end-to-end chip design and verification for cutting-edge TPU architecture integrated into AI systems.

You will supervise engineers, manage projects from concept to delivery, and accelerate design throughput for next-generation TPUs and related chips.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with SystemVerilog, hardware design, automation, and verification.
• 5 years of experience with Computer-aided design (CAD).
• Experience developing tools in Python or C/C++.

Responsibilities

• Lead CAD methodology engineers to enable RTL Design teams.
• Partner with chip project teams to standardize design methodology across projects.
• Evaluate tools for deployment and impact on workflows.
• Collaborate across Google to identify opportunities for improved chip design.
• Participate in design reviews and manage issue resolution and trade-off discussions.

Skills

SystemVerilog

Hardware design

Automation

Design verification

Python

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master's degree or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

CAD

Job description

In most instances, this position requires in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience with SystemVerilog, hardware design, automation, design verification test.
• 5 years of experience working with Computer-aided design (CAD).
• Experience with developing tools in one or more programming languages such as Python or C/C++.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience planning, coding, and deploying new tools and flows to users.
• Knowledge of the chip design process and methodology for RTL quality.
• Ability to present and explain novel methods to users.

About The Job

In this role, you’ll work to shape the future of AI/ML hardware acceleration. You will have an opportunity to drive cutting-edge TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) technology that powers Google's most demanding AI/ML applications. You’ll be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's TPU. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide, and leverage your design and verification expertise to verify complex digital designs, with a specific focus on TPU architecture and its integration within AI/ML-driven systems.

As a Senior Engineer within Google's silicon team, you will help deliver products that have a substantive impact on the technical infrastructure that powers Google. You will provide leadership to a group of engineers in an innovative and changing environment with a focus on infrastructure for chip design. You will also lead technical projects from the concept/planning stage through execution and delivery.

In this role, you will help the organization to accelerate delivery of designs for the next generation TPUs and other chips. Leveraging your technical and leadership expertise, you lead end-to-end chip design process improvement projects.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

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

US: $163000 - $236000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Lead CAD methodology engineers to provide enablement and support for RTL Design teams.
• Partner with chip project teams to influence and standardize design methodology across projects.
• Perform or guide technical evaluations of tools for possible deployment.
• Collaborate with teams across Google to identify and create strategic opportunities for improved chip design across Google.
• Participate in design reviews and track issue resolution and engage in technical and schedule trade-off discussions.

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 .