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# CPU Emulation Engineer, Silicon

- **Company:** Google LLC
- **Location:** Portland, OR, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $163,000.0 - $236,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Perl (Programming Language), Emulators, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Make (Software), Python (Programming Language), Routing, SystemVerilog, Tcl (Programming Language), Verilog, Scripting, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=77c7b04c22a9bbd9

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
 * 8 years of experience with industry-standard emulation or FPGA prototyping platforms (e.g., Synopsys ZeBu/HAPS, Cadence Palladium/Protium, Siemens Veloce).
 * Experience in RTL design using Verilog or SystemVerilog.
 * Experience writing scripts or developing automation workflows in Python, Perl, TCL, or Makefiles., * Experience scaling compilation and routing across multi-FPGA and enterprise emulation platforms.
 * Experience verifying and troubleshooting complex semiconductor IP blocks.
 * Experience collaborating with cross-functional design verification (DV) and silicon design teams.

## Description

* Architect and drive advanced Register-Transfer Level (RTL) partitioning, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) synthesis, and validation strategies for industry-standard emulation platforms such as Synopsys ZeBu, Cadence Palladium, or Siemens Veloce.
 * Define and execute comprehensive test suites, complex performance benchmarks, and software workloads to ensure pre-silicon verification and system-level validation.
 * Guide advanced debugging methodologies to rapidly isolate and resolve complex functional failures within multi-million gate subsystem designs and full-chip environments.
 * Lead initiatives to optimize model compile times, improve FPGA routing efficiency, and maximize hardware resource utilization across enterprise emulation farms.
 * Architect custom automation workflows using modern scripting languages and collaborate with IP design and verification stakeholders to streamline continuous integration.

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. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.


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