Silicon Validation Engineer, CPU

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Until 10/4/2026 8+ years exp First posted August 5, 2026 Last posted August 5, 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.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute test procedures to establish functionality of the new Silicon.
  • Debug failures with cross-functional teams for Silicon, Boards, Software, Manufacturing.
  • Provide regular updates about Silicon health to platform, software and volume manufacturing teams.
  • Plan, develop, and execute tests to validate CPU subsystem and integration at the system level.
  • Support silicon debug and field failures.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or equivalent, practical experience on CPU validation.
  • 8 years of experience in developing test and debug infrastructure.
  • Experience with CPU architecture and debugging.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or equivalent, practical experience on CPU validation.
  • Experience ARM CPU architecture knowledge.
  • Experience in programming in C, embedded C and scripting experience in Python or Perl or Tcl.
  • Experience with complex system debug, embedded operating systems and bare metal programming.
  • Familiarity with CPU uArch and coherent fabric.
About this role

Summary

Develop, execute, and debug CPU silicon validation tests; collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Job title

Silicon Validation Engineer, CPU

Experience level

8+ years

Minimum experience

8+ years exp

Industry

hardware

Location requirements

Bengaluru, India; on-site work only

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

CPU validationtest developmentdebug infrastructureCPU architectureC programmingPythonPerlTclembedded systems

Preferred skills

ARM CPU architecturesystem debugbare metal programmingCPU uArchcoherent fabric

Specializations

CPU validationhardware testingdebuggingCPU architectureembedded systems
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

On-site City