Senior Staff CPU Design Verification Lead

Google•Portland, OR

4h•$240,000 - $333,000

About The Position

Be part of a team developing custom silicon solutions that power Google's direct-to-consumer products. The role contributes to hardware innovation and the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering performance, efficiency, and integration. The team combines AI, software, and hardware expertise to research, design, and develop technologies that make computing faster, seamless, and more powerful.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
15 years of experience with verification methodologies and languages, such as UVM and SystemVerilog.
Experience leading a functional verification team for ARM- or X86-compliant processor-based products.
Experience with functional verification and performance validation of modern mobile processors, micro-architecture, and related technologies.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture.
15 years of experience in industry design verification.
Experience in ISAs, X86, and RISC-V.
Knowledge of general-purpose operating systems such as Linux and Android.
Knowledge of ARM Instruction Set Architecture (ISAs).

Responsibilities

Lead the definition of verification architectures and methodologies for complex ASIC and SoC designs.
Drive the overall verification strategy, including test planning, testbench development, and coverage closure metrics.
Architect advanced verification environments using SystemVerilog and UVM to ensure maximum test coverage.
Define formal verification strategies to mathematically prove design correctness for critical hardware blocks.
Establish emulation and post-silicon validation plans to accelerate system-level integration and debugging.