Engineering Manager - TPU Silicon Validation & Testing

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for the TPU Platform Enablement and Silicon Validation group in Sunnyvale. You will lead teams across chip validation, software frameworks, and test content ensuring robust pre- and post-silicon validation for high‑performance hardware.

You will define roadmaps, mentor engineers, and drive best practices in design reviews, testing, and collaboration with hardware, system, and software teams to deliver scalable AI hardware solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in software development using C and C++.
• 3 years of experience working with embedded systems and embedded operating systems.
• 3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• 2 years of experience in a people management or team leadership role.
• Experience with test design.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the team responsible for TPU development and Silicon Validation by setting clear priorities, providing coaching and performance feedback, and aligning team strategies with broader organizational goals.
• Define the technical roadmap, guide complex system designs to solve ambiguous problems, and uphold engineering best practices through code reviews and architectural oversight.
• Oversee the development of comprehensive test frameworks, core test generators, and IP test content required to drive pre‑ and post‑silicon ASIC validation across simulation, emulation, and silicon environments.
• Direct the creation of critical simulation and modeling tools (GRM and ISS), embedded firmware/software for test boards, and innovative tests and coverage analysis methodologies to maximize hardware stress testing.
• Collaborate seamlessly with chip, hardware, system, and software engineering teams to debug complex issues and comprehensively validate chip and system features.

Skills

C and C++

Embedded systems

Technical leadership

People management

Test design

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for the TPU Platform Enablement and Silicon Validation group in Sunnyvale. You will lead teams across chip validation, software frameworks, and test content ensuring robust pre- and post-silicon validation for high‑performance hardware.

You will define roadmaps, mentor engineers, and drive best practices in design reviews, testing, and collaboration with hardware, system, and software teams to deliver scalable AI hardware solutions.