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

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
15 years of experience with chip design flow, chip architecture, design methodologies, physical design, and verification processes.
Experience in leading chip development projects.
Experience in working with external ASIC vendors.

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture.
Experience with ASIC design methodologies for front quality checks (e.g., Lint, CDC/RDC, Synthesis, design for testing, ATPG/Memory BIST, UPF, and Low Power Optimization/Estimation).
Knowledge of data centers and cloud markets, technological and business trends, requirements, and ecosystem partners.
Ability to motivate and focus a large collaboration to reach challenging goals.
Excellent communication and facilitation skills.

About The Job

Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.

As a Chip Leader, you will be responsible for overseeing the design and development of AI accelerators for our data center. You will be responsible for leading the chip design, from architecture requirements up to tape-out.

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.

Responsibilities

Own the chip development and execution. Accountable for Quality, Schedule and Performance, Power, Area (PPA), being the primary point of contact for day-to-day execution of chip development, planning and tracking.
Coordinate the work of different disciplines, such as design, verification, and test, to ensure the chip meets all specifications and requirements. Collaborate with the leadership team of each chip project: Technical Program Manager, Design Verification lead, Physical Design lead, DFT lead, and architecture team, to make execution decisions and drive the development process.
Resolve technical issues that arise during the chip development process. Ensure chip quality by implementing best practices and implementing quality control measures.
Be responsible for project development with the highest quality, manage issues as they arise through design and implementation.
Work with Software and Platform teams for hardware-software co-development.

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 .

Silicon Chip Lead, Google Cloud