Silicon Hardware Emulation Engineer, Google Cloud

Silicon Hardware Emulation Engineer, Google Cloud Google Sunnyvale, CA, USA Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 4 years of industry experience with RTL design (e.g., Verilog or System Verilog) and simulation (e.g., VCS, Incisive or Questa). Experience with coding or scripting in C, C++, Perl, TCL or Python. Experience with emulation systems (e.g., ZeBu, Palladium, Veloce), compilation, debugging, performance and methodology enhancements. Preferred qualifications Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture. Experience with RTL design (e.g., Verilog or System Verilog) and simulation (e.g., VCS, Incisive or Questa). Experience with performance analysis/debug techniques. Knowledge of external input/output (I/O) interfaces, such as Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe), Double Data Rate 5 (DDR5), High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), or Joint Test Action Group (JTAG). Understanding of computer architecture including industry standard interfaces and memory subsystems. About the job In this role, you’ll work to shape the future of AI/ML hardware acceleration. You will have an opportunity to drive cutting‑edge TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) technology that powers Google's most demanding AI/ML applications. You’ll be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's TPU. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide, and leverage your design and verification expertise to verify complex digital designs, with a specific focus on TPU architecture and its integration within AI/ML‑driven systems. You will help develop and maintain emulation infrastructure, tools, and workflow methodologies supporting our ASIC projects. You will help create ASICs representing a significant investment in time and money, and a successful prototyping campaign helps ensure success of these critical projects. As designs continue to increase in size and complexity, emulation becomes even more important in meeting verification and bring‑up milestones. You will provide excellent emulation infrastructure and methodologies essential to support these projects. You will work directly with other emulation team members as well as designers, verification engineers, and software teams. You will interface with our external vendors, lab support teams, networking and security, and Electronic design automation (EDA) tooling and methodology teams to deliver emulation‑based prototyping capabilities for our ASIC projects. You may also assist in compiling projects targeting our prototyping platforms, debugging issues in both infrastructure and design, and assisting in the hardware and lab bring‑up and verification of our ASIC systems. Responsibilities Help own, maintain and upgrade our emulation infrastructure and act as a primary interface to emulation vendors. Explore emulation methodologies, gather feedback from the team and implement new emulation workflows and methodologies. Support emulation team members in debug of hardware, tooling, and project specific issues, as well as software team members in running and debugging tests and performing functional validation on emulation platforms. Bring up external interfaces (e.g., Universal Serial Bus (USB), Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe), or Ethernet) on the emulation platforms and create standalone test cases for tool issues encountered in the emulation compile and runtime flows. US: $138000 - $198000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents‑to‑be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy, Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal, Belonging at Google, and How we hire. Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting. #J-18808-Ljbffr Google Inc.