Silicon Validation Engineer, Google Cloud

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Tel Aviv, Israel; Haifa, Israel.Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience with functional tests for silicon validation (i.e., writing in C or C++ or Python or similar).
• 4 years of experience in pre-silicon or post-silicon validation.
• 4 years of experience in silicon bring-up, functional validation, characterizing, and qualifying silicon.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in software engineering, with focus on hardware or silicon validation.
• Ability to learn new systems quickly and work separately in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• A passion for deep technical challenges, excellent problem-solving skills, and a strong sense of ownership.
  
  

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.

We are building a new team to lead the post-silicon validation efforts for our product. We are looking for highly motivated and talented engineers to join us in ensuring the quality and functionality of our next-generation networking silicon. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a foundational team and make a significant impact.

As a Silicon Validation Engineer at Google Cloud, you will play a pivotal role in the validation of Google's custom silicon solutions that power our cloud infrastructure bringing it to the highest quality level. Your expertise in post-silicon validation will be essential in identifying and resolving issues before they impact our customers, ensuring a seamless and high-performance cloud experience.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving channel behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Responsibilities

• Dive into the architecture and microarchitecture of complex hardware units and features, such as packet processing pipelines and advanced networking capabilities.
• Develop comprehensive post-silicon validation test plans based on a thorough understanding of the design and specifications.
• Write, execute, and debug validation tests using Python or C/C++, running on Pre-Si emulation platforms and primarily on the silicon.
• Lead the bring-up, troubleshooting, and debug efforts on silicon, identifying root causes of hardware and software issues.
• Collaborate closely with Architects, Designers, and other teams to drive bug fixes and ensure feature functionality.
  
  

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