System Power and Performance Architect, Silicon

Google organizes the world's information and makes it universally accessible and useful, combining AI, Software, and Hardware to create helpful experiences.
$150,000 - $223,000
Backend
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
5000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
AI

Description For System Power and Performance Architect, Silicon

Google is seeking a System Power and Performance Architect to join their Silicon team, focusing on developing custom silicon solutions for Google's direct-to-consumer products. This role combines hardware architecture with power optimization expertise, particularly for Google Tensor mobile SoCs. The position offers an opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology that impacts millions of users worldwide.

The role requires deep expertise in SoC performance, power analysis, and optimization, with a special focus on camera and GenAI use cases. You'll be responsible for creating complex models for power, performance, and thermal evaluation, while working with cross-functional teams to achieve specific performance targets. The position demands both technical depth in hardware architecture and broad understanding of software optimization.

Working at Google, you'll be part of a diverse team that pushes boundaries in hardware innovation. The company offers competitive compensation including base salary, bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. The role is based in either Mountain View or San Diego, California, providing an opportunity to work at one of Google's main tech hubs.

This is an ideal position for someone with strong technical background in electrical or computer engineering, combined with practical experience in SoC architecture and power optimization. You'll have the chance to influence the next generation of Google's hardware products, working at the intersection of AI, hardware, and software optimization.

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Responsibilities For System Power and Performance Architect, Silicon

  • Architect and drive low power solutions for Google Tensor mobile SoCs to optimize Power-Performance-Area (PPA) under peak current and thermal constraints
  • Create use case workload and data and control flow models for use case power, performance, thermal and DoU evaluation
  • Define power/performance Key Performance Indicators (KPI's), set SoC/IP-level power/performance targets
  • Drive power-performance what-if trade-off analysis to guide product roadmap and feature decisions
  • Perform post-silicon power and performance characterization

Requirements For System Power and Performance Architect, Silicon

Python
Linux
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5 years of experience in SoC performance or power analysis, modeling and optimizations
  • Experience with SoC architectures and performance and power KPIs
  • Experience in software power optimizations (Android, Linux)

Benefits For System Power and Performance Architect, Silicon

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
  • bonus
  • equity
  • benefits

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