Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of qualified experience in ASIC/SoC digital design using SystemVerilog.
- Experience working on multi-stage, high-performance CPU pipelines and optimizing them for area, power, and timing.
- Experience in logic design through coursework or industry experience.
- Experience with RISC-V architecture and ISA extensions.
- Experience with micro-architecture and RTL design experience in one CPU pipeline stage (e.g., Instruction Fetch Unit (IFU), Decode/Issue/Execution units, or Load-Store Unit (LSU)).

Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
- Experience with modern processor microarchitecture and related technologies and algorithms, through academic projects or industry experience.
- Knowledge of programming languages, such as C, C++, and Python.
- Knowledge of general purpose operating systems, such as Linux or Android.

About the job




Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration.

As a CPU Micro-architecture and RTL Design Engineer, you will be a key member of the team responsible for enhancing our next-generation RISC-V processor cores. In this role, you will focus on implementing architecture features, including standard or custom RISC-V ISA extensions. You will leverage your deep expertise in CPU pipeline design to optimize and scale our existing core architecture while meeting power, performance, and area (PPA) goals.
The Platforms and Devices team encompasses Google's various computing software platforms across environments

📌 CPU RTL Design Engineer III (Bengaluru)
🏢 Google
📍 Bengaluru