Senior Silicon Engineer – High-Perf CPU Microarchitecture

Google; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Portland, OR is hiring for a Silicon Engineer to join the Platforms and Devices team. The role focuses on building models, microarchitecture exploration, and performance analysis across Google's hardware-software stack.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics/EE/CS/CE with 4 years or 2 years of related experience, plus 2 years in microarchitecture, 1 year in C/C++, and scripting; education in computer architecture is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field and 4 years of experience in the job offered or in a Silicon Engineer-related occupation.
• Master’s degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or in a Silicon Engineer-related occupation.
• 2 years of experience in High-performance microprocessor microarchitecture development, performance modeling, or performance correlation; 1 year of experience in C or C++, and scripting languages; and Education in computer architecture, including high-performance CPU architecture.

Responsibilities

• Build/enhance modeling infrastructure and develop performance models for performance analysis and microarchitecture exploration.
• Conduct workload analysis for microarchitecture exploration.
• Study and define high performance, low power CPU microarchitecture.
• Conduct performance correlation between the performance model and RTL implementation, including micro-benchmark development and performance bug triage.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field

Master’s degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field

Tools

C/C++

Scripting languages

CPU architecture

Job description

Google Portland, OR is hiring for a Silicon Engineer to join the Platforms and Devices team. The role focuses on building models, microarchitecture exploration, and performance analysis across Google's hardware-software stack.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics/EE/CS/CE with 4 years or 2 years of related experience, plus 2 years in microarchitecture, 1 year in C/C++, and scripting; education in computer architecture is expected.