Silicon Validation Lead, Google Cloud, TPU

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.

The Platform Enablement team is responsible for the development, bring-up and qualification, deployment, sustaining the quality of our AI/ML custom silicon. We plan and integrate hardware and software stacks and operate them on emulation, simulation and post-silicon platforms. We work closely with silicon design, platform hardware, firmware and software teams to enable on-time delivery of high quality silicon products.

As a Manager, you will be responsible for growing the team through hiring, developing a psychologically safe environment for the team to succeed, enabling people development through effective career conversations, mentoring and building a strong community.

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.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 10 years of experience in bringing-up and validating SoCs.
• 10 years of experience in bringing-up high-speed serial or parallel interfaces (e.g., PCIe, UCIe, DDR, HBM, Ethernet, etc).
• 5 years of experience in people management, developing employees.
• Experience in analyzing board schematics and working with scopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, etc.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture.
  
• 3 years of experience in leading a post-silicon validation team.
• Experience in programming/scripting in C, C++, Python, Perl, or TCL.
• Experience co-working with firmware/software teams to debug issues.
• Experience in using emulation or prototyping platforms.
• Understanding of SoC architecture and interfaces (e.g., AXI, DDR, PCIe, etc.).