The Staff SoC Thermal Architect role at Google involves developing custom silicon solutions that enhance the performance of Google's consumer products. This position is part of the Tensor Silicon Engineering team, focusing on system-level thermal architecture in Mountain View. The main objective is to optimize thermal management in heavy-compute and AI workloads, transitioning from reactive to proactive thermal co-optimization. The architect will work closely with product hardware teams to ensure efficient thermal dissipation and performance metrics.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a relevant technical field.
• 10 years of experience in SoC thermal architecture and system-level power modeling.
• Experience with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and compact RC modeling within a silicon design environment.
• Experience with SoC design, IC packaging, and thermal-aware floorplanning.
• Proficiency in building modeling flows and automation toolchains using Python or MATLAB.

• Collaborate with product design teams on thermal integration and optimization of SoCs.
• Lead the execution and development of camera features within thermal constraints.
• Develop advanced thermal modeling and simulation capabilities to enhance user experience.
• Outline and deliver end-to-end validation of thermal KPIs.
• Act as a technical resource with Silicon and Platform thermal organizations.

• Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.