The Principal Engineer, Silicon Engineering II role at Google is a high-stakes leadership position focused on the engineering planning and execution of chipsets from early product definition through launch. This role requires collaboration across various teams to ensure hardware innovations are seamlessly integrated into production. The position emphasizes delivering efficient chipset solutions while managing complex technical challenges. The ideal candidate will lead a global workforce in driving custom hardware innovations optimized for software experiences.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience with custom silicon design, SoC/ASIC implementation, or hardware-software co-design.
• 10 years of experience in technical leadership.
• Experience directing SoC development programs from concept to mass production.

• Direct the execution of the entire SoC lifecycle, from initial chip definition and top-level architecture through tape-out, silicon bring-up, and final mass production.
• Partner with specialized teams to lead the integration of the proprietary gCPU and high-performance custom IPs, optimizing physical design layout to maximize hardware efficiency.
• Collaborate with DSPG Silicon, Software, and Pixel Hardware teams to drive a 'one team' model, ensuring hardware innovations have day-one software sponsorship and land seamlessly in production.
• Coordinate deliverables across a highly matrixed global workforce, aligning schedules, managing dependencies, and actively resolving complex technical blockers.
• Lead critical debug forums to drive complex system failure signatures to rapid root-cause closure by driving actions across all teams.

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