Google develops custom silicon, software, and hardware technologies to create faster, more seamless, and more powerful computing experiences. The ISP Silicon Validation Engineer will develop and execute validation test suites and pipelines across pre-silicon and post-silicon environments, directly probe hardware using C and baremetal frameworks, analyze accelerator performance and power, collaborate with engineering teams to resolve hardware-software bugs, and automate testing and data collection.
Translate hardware specifications into test suites, executing them thoroughly across both pre-silicon emulation and post-silicon hardware goals. Execute pipelines, debug failures, and collect data with guided supervision
Architect and write custom validation pipelines primarily in C, executed natively inside baremetal environments to probe the hardware directly
Deep-dive into the micro-architecture of real-time and non-real-time hardware accelerators, validating their functionality, performance throughput, and power footprints
Partner directly with Architecture, RTL Design, and downstream Software teams to trace, reproduce, and conquer hardware-software boundary bugs
Develop analytical scripts and validation frameworks to speed up the testing pipeline and ensure robust data collection
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
1 year of experience in computer architecture, memory management, and low-level hardware components
Experience programming in C for low-level, embedded, microcontroller, or baremetal applications
Experience writing code to interface directly with hardware (e.g., handling interrupts, reading/writing registers, or manipulating peripherals)
Experience in scripting (e.g., Python, Bash) for script automation or analytical data collection
Preferred
3 years of professional experience in low-level firmware, baremetal custom embedded systems, or silicon validation
Experience developing, testing, and debugging on pre-silicon emulation or post-silicon lab environments
Experience working directly with specialized hardware accelerators (Real-time or Non-real-time) or processing pipelines
Familiarity with hardware debug hooks (JTAG, TRACE32) and basic lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers)
Practical exposure to pure baremetal validation frameworks, custom firmware, or lightweight RTOS layers
Strong software development practices (e.g., clean, modular coding, version control with Git, pipeline optimization)
Benefits
15% bonus target
Equity
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