--- title: Staff Hardware Engineer, Electrical Engineering Design description: Google is hiring for the Staff Hardware Engineer, Electrical Engineering Design, Cloud role in Sunnyvale, CA. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/staff-hardware-engineer-electrical-engineering-design-cloud-at-google-01a0c4be-5faf-76b7-9f2b-6c5d99f1c08b date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Google as Staff Hardware Engineer, Electrical Engineering Design, Cloud in Sunnyvale, CA. Pays $188K–$274K per year. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/gfhlap.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** | $188K/yr - $274K/yr | | **Posted** | Sep 21, 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 Our Platforms Infrastructure Engineering team designs and builds the hardware and software technologies that power all of Google's services. Our computational challenges are complex and unique, enabled by cutting-edge custom hardware designed and made in-house. As a hardware engineer, you will design and build the systems that are the heart of the world's largest and most powerful computing infrastructure. You will see those systems from concept all the way through to high-volume manufacturing. Your work has the potential to shape the machinery that goes into our cutting-edge data centers, affecting millions of Google users.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about [benefits at Google](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/). - Drive end-to-end system architecture, technology roadmap, and board-level design for next-generation platforms, establishing technical direction and design standards across programs. - Lead multi-disciplinary trade-off analyses across system, mechanical, thermal, and PCB layout teams to define high-density interconnect strategy, stackup architecture, and complex routing guidelines. - Architect power delivery networks (PDN) and high-speed signal pathways in partnership with SI/PI experts, establishing guidelines that ensure performance at hyperscale. - Oversee lab validation strategy, system bring-up, and root-cause analysis for critical architectural issues, mentoring engineering teams through complex debugging. - Lead cross-functional engineering initiatives with Silicon, Firmware, Software, Thermal, Mechanical, and Operations teams to deliver cohesive, scalable infrastructure solutions. Influence manufacturing and vendor roadmaps to optimize Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT) for high-volume, enterprise-grade deployments. ### Minimum qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 6 years of experience working on electrical engineering design. - 3 years of experience in technical leadership. - Experience with Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hardware platforms, including Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) and Tensor Processing Units (TPUs). ### Preferred qualifications: - PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 8 years of experience working on board design, system architecture, and electrical engineering design. - Experience with data center engineering, AI/ML, server, storage and networking products. - Experience in solving system issues, technical innovation and drive technical roadmap. - Ability to collect and organize details to reproduce results and explain findings. - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 6 years of experience working on electrical engineering design. - 3 years of experience in technical leadership. - Experience with Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hardware platforms, including Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) and Tensor Processing Units (TPUs). ## Skills - Influencing - Technical Leadership - Interconnect Design - Technology Roadmap - Technical Direction - Design for Manufacturing (Dfm) - Root Cause Analysis - Artificial Intelligence - Hardware Bring-up - Level Design - PCB Design - Design for Test (Dft) - Data Center Engineering - GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) - Infrastructure Design - Systems Architecture - Data Validation - Computer Engineering - Product Roadmaps - Electrical Engineering - Machine Learning - Firmware ## 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)- [Hardware Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/engineering/electrical-engineering/hardware-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)