Silicon Validation Engineer, CPU

Google; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a seasoned CPU validation engineer in Bengaluru to develop test strategies and validate silicon, boards, and system integration. You will collaborate with hardware, software, and manufacturing teams to diagnose failures and ensure silicon quality.

Preferred candidates have strong experience in CPU architecture, embedded C, scripting skills, and complex system debugging. This role emphasizes performance, reliability, and close cross-functional coordination within a leading

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or equivalent, practical experience on CPU validation.
• 8 years of experience in developing test and debug infrastructure.
• Experience with CPU architecture and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test procedures to establish functionality of the new Silicon.
• Debug failures with cross-functional teams for Silicon, Boards, Software, Manufacturing.
• Provide regular updates about Silicon health to platform, software and volume manufacturing teams.
• Plan, develop, and execute tests to validate CPU subsystem and integration at the system level.
• Support silicon debug and field failures.

Skills

CPU debugging

Hardware debugging

Cross-functional communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor degree in CS/EE or equivalent

Master's degree in CS/EE or equivalent

Tools

C

Embedded C

Python

Perl

Tcl

Job description

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or equivalent, practical experience on CPU validation.
• 8 years of experience in developing test and debug infrastructure.
• Experience with CPU architecture and debugging.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or equivalent, practical experience on CPU validation.
• 8 years of experience in developing test and debug infrastructure.
• Experience with CPU architecture and debugging.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or equivalent, practical experience on CPU validation.
• Experience ARM CPU architecture knowledge.
• Experience in programming in C, embedded C and scripting experience in Python or Perl or Tcl.
• Experience with complex system debug, embedded operating systems and bare metal programming.
• Familiarity with CPU uArch and coherent fabric.

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

• Develop and execute test procedures to establish functionality of the new Silicon.
• Debug failures with cross-functional teams for Silicon, Boards, Software, Manufacturing.
• Provide regular updates about Silicon health to platform, software and volume manufacturing teams.
• Plan, develop, and execute tests to validate CPU subsystem and integration at the system level.
• Support silicon debug and field failures.

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