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# Senior CPU RTL Engineer, Silicon

- **Company:** Google LLC
- **Location:** Portland, OR, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $163,000.0 - $236,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Engineering, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=21067764f876e3b4

## About the Role

* 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., * Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture.

## Description

* 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.