Silicon Validation Engineer

Google

3 - 5 years

Bengaluru

Posted: 22/09/2025

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Job Description

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
3 years of experience in silicon validation methodologies, tools, and techniques, including hardware setups, and automation tools on emulation or Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) platforms.
Experience debugging with JTAG debuggers.

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture.
Experience in bench level post silicon validation and debug.
Experience with lab equipment (e.g., Oscilloscopes, DMM, Logic analyzers etc).
Proficiency in hardware/software interface.
Excellent debugging skills.

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.

Responsibilities

Work with pre and post-silicon teams to develop, simulate, and validate targeted tests and provide documentation of the pre and post-silicon validation tests and ensure it is easy to use.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug failures (e.g., boards, software, manufacturing, design, thermal issues).
Work with internal cross-functional teams, external silicon partners, and Intellectual Property (IP) vendors to functionally validate and parametrically characterize the silicon, including bare-metal, kernel, drivers, and real-time operating system (RTOS).

About Company

Google is a multinational technology company founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. It is best known for its search engine but also develops products and services in areas like online advertising (Google Ads), cloud computing (Google Cloud), operating systems (Android, Chrome OS), web browsers (Chrome), and consumer electronics (Pixel devices, Nest). Google is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., its parent company formed in 2015. It plays a major role in shaping the internet, AI, and digital innovation globally.