Principal Engineer, Silicon Engineering II
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 29, 2026. Google scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the job
As the 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 high-stakes, cross-functional leadership role that bridges the gap between hardware architecture, IP development, physical implementation, and software readiness. Your ultimate goal is to deliver "the most efficient chipset solution for the agentic era" on-schedule, within budget, and at 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
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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 DSPG Silicon, Software, and Pixel Hardware teams to drive a "one team" model, 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.
Qualifications
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 experience in 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.
- Demonstrated 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.
- Deep technical understanding of custom IP integration, physical design flows, and hardware-software co-design principles.