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SoC Power Architect, Devices and Services, Silicon

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Compensation
$192–278K/yr
Location
Mountain View, CA
Work Authorization
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Job overview

The SoC Power Architect will help develop custom silicon for Google’s direct-to-consumer products. The role shapes power requirements and optimization for Tensor mobile SoCs, balancing performance, area, peak current, and thermal constraints. It works across engineering teams and product leadership to guide power decisions throughout the design and productization cycle.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Power ManagementLow Power DesignLow Power MethodologyLow Power ArchitecturePower OptimizationMulti-Vth DesignPower Domain DesignVoltage Domain DesignClock GatingPower GatingDVFSAVSProduct DeliverySystem-Level Power ModelingPower AnalysisCross-Functional CollaborationCommunicationLeadershipOrganizationPersuasion

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Equivalent10 Years Power Management or Low Power Design ExperienceMaster's or PhD in Electronics or Computer Engineering/Science

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SoC Power Architect, Devices and Services, Silicon

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

  • 10 years of experience in power management or low power design/methodology.

  • Experience with low power architecture and power optimization techniques (multi Vth/power/voltage domain design, clock gating, power gating, Dynamic Voltage Frequency Scaling (DVFS, AVS)).

  • Experience with full product delivery cycle (e.g., definition, architecture, design and implementation, testing, productization).

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Electronics or Computer Engineering/Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture, performance and power analysis.

  • Experience with system-level power modeling, optimizations and analysis for one or more major SoC subsystems such as memory path, multimedia, etc.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work with cross-functional teams to drive consensus and influence product decisions.

  • Exceptional leadership, organizational, communication, and persuasion skills.

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.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. We aim to make people's lives better through technology.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Lead the definition of power requirements for Tensor mobile SoCs to optimize Power-Performance-Area (PPA) under peak current and thermal constraints.

  • Own and drive cross-functional teams to deliver on competitive power key performance indicator (KPIs) for one or more major SoC IPs such as memory subsystem, multimedia subsystem, etc.

  • Propose and drive power optimizations throughout the design process from concept to mass productization.

  • Drive power-performance trade-off analysis for engineering reviews and product roadmap decisions.

  • Represent the status of SoC power to executive leadership team.

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How this job compares

Set against the 2,947 open Hardware Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$192–278K/yr
  • California median$146–214K/yr906 salary ranges
  • US median$131–201K/yr2,158 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $235K, is 32% above the California median midpoint ($178K) — in the top quarter of Hardware Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,197 open Hardware Engineer jobs in California and 2,947 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Hardware Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,476 postings).
Education
1,840 of the 2,947 open Hardware Engineer jobs (62%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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