Lead CPU Design Verification Engineer, Silicon

Portland, OR, US Poughkeepsie, NY, US Until 8/21/2026 8+ years exp First posted May 28, 2026 Last posted June 2, 2026
Job description

About the Job

Be part of a 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 team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. We aim to make people's lives better through technology.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $192000 - $279000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

  • Design verification for future CPU developments.
  • Build functional verification infrastructure, the infrastructure will include unit, multi-unit, core, and subsystem level verification environments.
  • Produce diagnostic code repositories that sufficiently enable production of quality CPU’s.
  • Verify and validate performance for both pre-silicon and post-silicon.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8 years of experience with verification methodologies and languages such as Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) and SystemVerilog.
  • Experience with processor microarchitecture.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture.
  • Experience in low-power design verification.
  • Familiarity with ARM Instruction Set Architecture.
  • Knowledge of general purpose operating systems such as Linux and Android.
About this role

Summary

Verify and validate CPU designs using advanced verification methods and infrastructure.

Job title

Lead CPU Design Verification Engineer, Silicon

Experience level

8+ years

Minimum experience

8+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Must be based in US; remote work not specified.

Salary

$192k–$279k

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

verification methodologiesSystemVerilogUVMprocessor microarchitecture

Preferred skills

low-power verificationARM ISALinuxAndroidPhD in related field

Specializations

cpu verificationmicroarchitecturesystemverilogUVMlow-power design
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Portland, OR, USA

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Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

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Austin, TX, USA

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Mountain View, CA, USA

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