Senior Design Verification Engineer, Silicon

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Google's Devices & Services team in Mountain View, CA seeks a Senior Design Verification Engineer to drive verification of digital blocks for custom silicon. You will plan verification strategies, build robust test benches, and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in EE/CE/CS, 5 years in verification with UVM/SystemVerilog, and experience with test benches and environments. Preferred: advanced degrees and ARM/RISC-V verification experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with verification methodologies and languages such as UVM and SystemVerilog.
• Experience developing and maintaining verification test benches, test cases, and test environments.

Responsibilities

• Plan the verification of digital design blocks by understanding the design specification and interacting with design engineers to identify important verification scenarios.
• Create and enhance constrained-random verification environments using SystemVerilog and Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) or verify designs with SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) and formal tools.
• Debug tests with design engineers to deliver design blocks.
• Close coverage measures to identify verification holes and to show progress towards tape-out.
• Participate with architecture, design teams, and other teams in defining the overall verification strategy of our SoCs.

Skills

Verification methodologies

Test bench development

Mentoring junior engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CE/CS or equivalent

Tools

UVM

SystemVerilog

Job description

Senior Design Verification Engineer, Silicon

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with verification methodologies and languages such as UVM and SystemVerilog.
• Experience developing and maintaining verification test benches, test cases, and test environments.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture.
• Experience in different verification techniques and methodologies including formal, Gate-Level Simulation, Unified Power Format based Power simulations, UVM and C based testing, to achieve bug‑free Silicon in SoCs.
• Experience in Advanced RISC Machine (ARM) and RISC‑V processor based Design Verification including tool chains and C based testing.
• Experience in low‑power design verification.

About the job

Be part of a diverse 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 Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $150,000-$223,000 plus bonus, equity, and benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Plan the verification of digital design blocks by understanding the design specification and interacting with design engineers to identify important verification scenarios.
• Create and enhance constrained‑random verification environments using SystemVerilog and Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) or verify designs with SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) and formal tools.
• Debug tests with design engineers to deliver design blocks.
• Close coverage measures to identify verification holes and to show progress towards tape‑out.
• Participate with architecture, design teams, and other teams in defining the overall verification strategy of our SoCs.

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