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Principal Chipset Project Engineer

Google

Location

Mountain View, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$275,000 - $382,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202698.4% approval-14% YoY
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Job description

The Principal Chipset Project Engineer will serve as the primary technical leader for the engineering planning and execution of the Chipset from early product definition stages through launch. This role is critical in bridging hardware architecture, IP development, physical implementation, and software readiness. The focus is on delivering an efficient chipset solution on schedule and within budget while meeting Power, Performance, Area, and Cost metrics. The position involves collaboration with various teams to ensure seamless integration of hardware innovations into production.

Requirements

  • 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 technical leadership experience, including directing SoC development programs from concept to mass production.
  • Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred.
  • Experience managing global, cross-functional engineering deliverables and aligning schedules across matrixed organizations.

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Collaborate with Devices and Services Product Group Silicon, Software, and Pixel Hardware teams to ensure hardware innovations have day-one software sponsorship.
  • Coordinate deliverables across a highly matrixed global workforce, aligning schedules and managing dependencies.
  • Lead critical debug forums to drive complex system failure signatures to rapid root-cause closure.

Benefits

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

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Google Llc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

908

FY2026

Approval rate

98.4%

FY2026

LCA certified

4,273

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-14%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-51%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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