Staff CAD Engineer – Silicon Design Env & AI Tooling

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Staff CAD Engineer, Silicon Design Environment, to shape AI/ML hardware acceleration through cutting‑edge TPU architecture and custom silicon solutions. You will collaborate with domain experts to deliver a scalable design flow and verification environment powering Google Cloud systems and billions of users worldwide.

You will lead architecture exploration and tool development, working with internal and external partners, and ensuring rapid iteration while meeting power,

Qualifications

• Bachelors or equivalent practical experience in a relevant field.
• 10 years of technical leadership focusing on silicon design.
• Experience across multiple silicon disciplines (architecture modeling, logic design, verification, DFT, synthesis, P&R, timing, physical verification, or firmware).
• Experience developing and deploying advanced tools and flows for silicon lifecycle efficiency.
• Master's or PhD with emphasis on computer architecture (preferred).
• 15 years of relevant academic/industrial silicon experience (preferred).
• Experience driving silicon methodology changes and deploying solutions at scale.
• Ability to bridge knowledge gaps across collaborators and ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture definition and develop the CI2 design environment as a system of tools and flows.
• Collaborate with CI2 sites to identify tooling improvements and standardize workflows.
• Engage with Alphabet teams to keep CI2 at the forefront of silicon development.
• Ensure technologies meet power, performance, cost, and quality targets.
• Partner with the tools team to apply AI-first approaches for efficiency.

Skills

Silicon leadership

Architecture modeling

Logic design

Functional verification

DFT

Synthesis

Place & route

Timing analysis

Physical verification

Firmware development

Development tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CE/CS or related field

Master's degree or PhD in EE/CE/CS (preferred)

Job description

Google is seeking a Staff CAD Engineer, Silicon Design Environment, to shape AI/ML hardware acceleration through cutting‑edge TPU architecture and custom silicon solutions. You will collaborate with domain experts to deliver a scalable design flow and verification environment powering Google Cloud systems and billions of users worldwide.

You will lead architecture exploration and tool development, working with internal and external partners, and ensuring rapid iteration while meeting power,