ASIC Formal Verification Engineer, Google Cloud

Google Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an ASIC Formal Verification Engineer to shape TPU hardware acceleration. You will verify complex TPU architectures and contribute to data center accelerators with formal methods and rigorous verification.

The role involves defining verification plans, building reusable verification components, and collaborating across silicon teams to push AI/ML performance at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in EE/CS.
• 4 years experience with formal and design verification.
• Experience with SystemVerilog or Verilog.
• Experience with formal verification tools (Jasper, VC Formal, Questa Formal, 360-DV).

Responsibilities

• Plan the formal verification strategy, create the properties and constraints for the digital design blocks.
• Utilize formal property verification tools combined with formal verification closure techniques to verify properties.
• Resolve difficult to verify properties.
• Contribute improvements to methodologies to enhance formal verification results.
• Architect and implement reusable formal verification components.

Skills

SystemVerilog/Verilog

Formal verification

Scripting languages

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Master's degree or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Jasper

VC Formal

Questa Formal

360-DV

Job description

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• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience with formal and design verification.
• Experience with SystemVerilog or Verilog.
• Experience working with one or more formal verification tools (e.g., Jasper, VC Formal, Questa Formal, 360-DV).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• 6 years of experience with industry standard tools, languages and methodologies relevant to the development of silicon-based Integrated Circuits (ICs) and chips.
• Experience with scripting languages.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

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.

As an ASIC Formal Verification Engineer, you will contribute formal verification expertise to verify the digital designs, with a specific focus on TPU architecture and its integration within AI/ML- driven systems. You will be part of a team developing ASICs used to accelerate computation in data centers. You will have responsibilities in areas such as project definition, formal verification, and silicon bringup. You will participate in the architecture, documentation, and verification of the next generation of data center accelerators.

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 force 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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $138000 - $197000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google .

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.

As an ASIC Formal Verification Engineer, you will contribute formal verification expertise to verify the digital designs, with a specific focus on TPU architecture and its integration within AI/ML- driven systems. You will be part of a team developing ASICs used to accelerate computation in data centers. You will have responsibilities in areas such as project definition, formal verification, and silicon bringup. You will participate in the architecture, documentation, and verification of the next generation of data center accelerators.

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 force 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.

• Plan the formal verification strategy, create the properties and constraints for the digital design blocks.
• Utilize formal property verification tools combined with formal verification closure techniques to verify properties.
• Resolve difficult to verify properties.
• Contribute improvements to methodologies to enhance formal verification results.
• Architect and implement reusable formal verification components.

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