Senior Silicon Validation Engineer

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.

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $163,000-$237,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience developing stress tests, silicon validation frameworks, or related infrastructure.
• Experience in bench level validation and debug.
• Experience with lab equipment such as Oscilloscopes, Digital Multimeters (DMM), Logic analyzers, etc.
• Experience programming in C/C++/Assembly.
• Experience scripting in Python/Perl/Tcl.

• Experience with complex system debug, embedded operating systems, or bare metal programming.
• Experience executing tests on emulation/field programmable gate array (FPGA) and Silicon platforms.
• Experience with Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) debuggers (e.g., Lauterbach).
• Experience with Power management IC validation and Power related validation.
• Experience with Post Silicon debug.
• Proficiency in Hardware/Software interface with excellent debugging skills.

• Plan, develop, and execute tests to validate hardware IP blocks and integration at the system level.
• Validate design on pre‑silicon and post‑silicon platforms.
• Interface with Software, Architecture, Design, and Design Verification (DV) teams to create test plans.
• Support silicon debug and field failures.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law.

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