Senior Silicon System and Software Integration Engineer, Google

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target 15%

Job summary

Google in Sunnyvale is seeking a Senior Engineer to shape the future of AI/ML hardware acceleration, driving TPU architecture and custom silicon development for high-demand AI workloads.

You will verify complex digital designs, coordinate hardware/software integration, and push performance and reliability through rigorous validation across silicon and system environments.

Qualifications

• Must have a technical degree or equivalent practical experience in EE/CS fields.
• At least 5 years of cross-disciplinary experience in architecture, firmware, or IP integration.
• Proven hardware/software integration and validation background.
• Experience with RTL development, design verification, and evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Review chip specifications and designs, plan hardware/software integration with partners.
• Lead bringup of ML compute features, validating complex hardware/software designs and third-party IPs.
• Execute co-simulation using RTL, emulation, and FPGA environments; use simulators and models for correlation.
• Design validation tests and microbenchmarks; write test plans with cross-functional teams.
• Lead debugging discussions across Design/DV/Software/Architecture; improve coverage and tapeout readiness.

Skills

C++/Python

Hardware/Software integration

Firmware development

Firmware debugging

RTOS concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

5 years of experience in two of the following: computer architecture, embedded firmware, ASIC design or verification, or the integration and enablement of first/third party IPs.

Experience in hardware/software integration and validation.

Experience with register-transfer level (RTL) development, design verification, and evaluation.

Tools

RTL tools

Emulation

FPGA environments

Architectural simulators

Performance models

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in two of the following: computer architecture, embedded firmware, ASIC design or verification, or the integration and enablement of first/third party IPs.
• Experience in hardware/software integration and validation.
• Experience with register-transfer level (RTL) development, design verification, and evaluation.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture.
• 4 years of experience with C++/Python software design principles.
• Experience integrating complex hardware/software systems in accelerators.
• Experience developing firmware for embedded systems or accelerators.
• Experience in debugging firmware using simulation tools.
• Knowledge of real-time operating system (RTOS) internals.

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. Be part of the TPU team that builds Machine Learning Accelerator ASICs for Google and positively impact Google's products and billions of Google users across the globe. In this role, you will be working on ASIC development, validation, software, tools, and methodologies and have the ability to push the boundaries of chip development and hardware-software integration and validation. You will own cross-functional workstreams focused on end-to-end hardware-software integration and validation to demonstrate hardware, software, and system functionality and performance. You will help the chip team accomplish key silicon development criteria, meet chip and system schedules, and achieve readiness for production in various silicon and system validation environments. You will serve as a key bridge between specification, design, and verification teams as well as compiler and performance teams with technical depth and breadth across the ML compute IP. As a Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for demonstrating and delivering functional and performant hardware and software systems. You will be responsible for coordination, debugging, and enablement of the platform.

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: $163000 - $236000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities:

• Review chip specifications and designs, developing integration plans with software and system partners while coordinating hardware/software delivery.
• Lead the bringup of ML compute features, integrating and validating complex hardware/software designs, including third-party IPs. Develop validation firmware to verify hardware functionality.
• Execute hardware-software co-simulation methodologies leveraging RTL, emulation, and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) environments. Utilize architectural simulators and performance models to correlate results.
• Design validation tests and microbenchmarks to verify IP functionality and performance. Author comprehensive test plans in coordination with cross-functional teams including Design, Design Verification (DV), Firmware, and Architecture.
• Own debug discussions with Design/DV/Software/Architecture teams and help root cause functional failures and performance issues throughout the product development cycle. Improve validation coverage and sign-off processes for high-quality tapeout and production deployment.