--- title: Senior CPU RTL Engineer, Silicon at Google description: Google is hiring for the Senior CPU RTL Engineer, Silicon role in Austin, TX. Pays $163K–$236K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/senior-cpu-rtl-engineer-silicon-at-google-01a120af-26d7-7610-9d3a-90eb767e14a3 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Google as Senior CPU RTL Engineer, Silicon in Austin, TX. Pays $163K–$236K per year. Requires 8+ years of experience. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/9l9yw4.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** | Portland, OR | | **Salary** | $163K/yr - $236K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 09, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** B · 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 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. Be part of a different 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. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. We aim to make people's lives better through technology. 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/). - Contribute to CPU frontend designs, emphasizing on microarchitecture and RTL design for the next generation CPU. - Propose performance enhancing microarchitecture features with efficiency in mind. Work with architects and performance teams for trade-off studies. - Communicate pros and cons of microarchitecture enhancements. Facilitate final decision making. - Deliver designs meeting Power, Performance and Area (PPA) goals with production quality. - Become familiar with techniques for at least one processor functional block. Interpret the techniques into design constructs and languages in order to provide guidance to and participate in the performance modeling effort. ### Minimum qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 8 years of experience with digital logic design principles, RTL design concepts, and languages such as Verilog or SystemVerilog. - Experience with logic synthesis techniques to optimize RTL code, performance and power as well as low-power design techniques. ### Preferred qualifications: - Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture. - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 8 years of experience with digital logic design principles, RTL design concepts, and languages such as Verilog or SystemVerilog. - Experience with logic synthesis techniques to optimize RTL code, performance and power as well as low-power design techniques. ## Skills - Logic Synthesis - Performance Modeling - Decision Making - Computer Architecture - Quality Control - SystemVerilog - Register Transfer Language RTL - Digital Logic - Microarchitecture - Computer Engineering - Computer Science - Low Power Design - Electrical Engineering - Verilog ## 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 - [Oregon](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/oregon?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 27816 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [Portland, OR](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/oregon/portland?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 7624 jobs - [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3839 jobs ## Related pages - [Oregon](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/oregon?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 27816 jobs - [Technology, Information and Internet](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/technology-information-and-internet?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 11788 jobs - [Portland, OR](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/oregon/portland?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 7624 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)