Senior Silicon Validation Engineer - TPU AI Hardware

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

Job summary

Google Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a Senior Silicon Validation Engineer to shape the future of AI/ML hardware acceleration through advanced TPU silicon design and verification. You will drive validation strategies, verify complex digital designs, and partner with architecture, software, and manufacturing teams to deliver robust, scalable silicon solutions.

You will own end-to-end validation, contribute to pre- and post-silicon activities, and help ensure high-performance, power-efficient TPU

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8 years of experience with hardware engineering, ASIC digital design, design validation, test planning, and test design.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams across hardware, software, and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Own the bring-up and New Product Introduction (NPI) phases to enable custom silicon products, validating ASIC subsystems such as boot, PCIe, memory, compute cores, and power.
• Design, develop, operate, and maintain detailed validation tests and test plans in coordination with cross-functional teams.
• Perform system characterization, qualification, and debugging to root-cause failures across pre-silicon and post-silicon stages.
• Provide feedback to improve critical features like power management, performance, and reliability across generations.
• Partner with customers, systems, manufacturing, diagnostics, and vendor teams to resolve issues and shift left in production and deployment lifecycle.

Skills

Hardware engineering

ASIC digital design

Design validation

Test planning

Test design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Google Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a Senior Silicon Validation Engineer to shape the future of AI/ML hardware acceleration through advanced TPU silicon design and verification. You will drive validation strategies, verify complex digital designs, and partner with architecture, software, and manufacturing teams to deliver robust, scalable silicon solutions.

You will own end-to-end validation, contribute to pre- and post-silicon activities, and help ensure high-performance, power-efficient TPU