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# Silicon Validation Engineer, Google Cloud

- **Company:** Google LLC
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $138,000.0 - $198,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Embedded Software, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), Scripting, Google Cloud, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Information Technology, Programming Languages
- **Published:** June 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=44f0886609a8034d

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Programming languages?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

 * 3 years of experience with silicon design or with semiconductors (e.g., digital design, silicon validation, computer architecture).
 * Experience scripting in a programming language like Python or equivalent., * Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture.
 * Experience developing firmware, embedded software, or functional tests for silicon validation.
 * Experience in silicon validation bringing up, characterizing, and qualifying silicon.
 * Experience with high speed interfaces, ASIC interfaces, memory systems (HBM), aor power system features and high-power ASICs.

## Description

* Own the bringup and New Product Introduction (NPI) phases of the silicon development lifecycle. Enable custom silicon products within the platform infrastructure systems.
 * Integrate and validate complex hardware/software designs in pre-silicon through functional bringup. Develop the integration plan, coordinate hardware and software delivery, and create necessary tests for validation.
 * Develop detailed test plans, based on design specifications and coordinate with a cross-functional teams (e.g., architecture, design, software, firmware).
 * Perform long-term system characterization. Debug and help root-cause failures, providing feedback to improve features like power management quality, performance, and reliability through generations of designs, including in pre-silicon prototyping platforms as well as through post-silicon bringup and production.
 * Design, develop, operate, and maintain software based validation tests.

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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