--- title: Senior CAD Engineer, Silicon, Cloud at Google description: Google is hiring for the Senior CAD Engineer, Silicon, Cloud role in Sunnyvale, CA. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/senior-cad-engineer-silicon-cloud-at-google-01a169b2-8d4b-7ecf-8c90-db722f0fde18 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Google as Senior CAD Engineer, Silicon, Cloud in Sunnyvale, CA. Pays $163K–$236K per year. Requires 5+ years of experience. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/jf5qtu.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Sunnyvale, CA | | **Salary** | $163K/yr - $236K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 23, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Google sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 9,179 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Google. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $168,000 – $235,000 a year (median $200,000). ## Description In this role, you’ll work to shape the future of AI/ML hardware acceleration. You will have an opportunity to drive cutting-edge TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) technology that powers Google's most demanding AI/ML applications. You’ll be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's TPU. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide, and leverage your design and verification expertise to verify complex digital designs, with a specific focus on TPU architecture and its integration within AI/ML-driven systems. As a Senior Engineer within Google's Silicon team, you will help deliver products that have a substantive impact on the technical infrastructure that powers Google. You will provide leadership to a group of hardware engineers in a fluid environment with a focus on infrastructure for chip design. You will also lead the technical projects from the concept/planning stage through execution and closure. In this role, you will help your team deliver designs that work for the first time in a number of different application areas. Leveraging your technical and leadership expertise, you will lead the chip design process improvement projects in multiple areas of expertise. 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. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $163000 - $236000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about [benefits at Google](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/). - Lead CAD methodology engineers to provide support for chip RTL or Design Verification (DV) teams; and also manage and mitigate support issues for tool flows. - Partner with chip project teams to influence and standardize methodology across functional areas and geography. - Perform or guide technical evaluations of tools for possible deployment. - Collaborate with teams across Google to identify and create opportunities for improved chip design across Google. - Participate in design reviews and track issue resolution and engage in technical and schedule trade-off discussions. ### Minimum qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. - 5 years of experience working with Computer-aided design (CAD). - Experience with SystemVerilog, hardware design, automation, design verification test. - Experience with developing tools in one or more programming languages such as Python or C/C++. ### Preferred qualifications: - Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science or a related field. - Experience planning and deploying new tools and flows to users. - Knowledge of the chip design process for design and verification. - Ability to present and explain novel methods to users. - Excellent automation of EDA flows using Python, AI, and related Software Engineering skills. - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. - 5 years of experience working with Computer-aided design (CAD). - Experience with SystemVerilog, hardware design, automation, design verification test. - Experience with developing tools in one or more programming languages such as Python or C/C++. ## Skills - SystemVerilog - Software Deployment - Planning - Python - Register Transfer Language RTL - EDA Software - Automation - Artificial Intelligence - C++ - Computer-Aided Design - Hardware Design - Computer Engineering - Design Verification - Computer Science - Electrical Engineering ## Related - [More jobs at Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Electrical Engineering jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/electrical-engineering?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [ASIC Design Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/electrical-engineering/asic-design-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260759 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [Sunnyvale, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/sunnyvale?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 5882 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260759 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [Sunnyvale, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/sunnyvale?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 5882 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)