Silicon System and Software Integration Engineer, University Graduate

Google • Sunnyvale, CA

20h • $113,000 - $161,000

About The Position

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. Be part of the TPU team that builds Machine Learning Accelerator ASICs for Google and positively impact Google’s products and billions of Google users across the globe. In this role, you will be working on ASIC development, validation, software, tools, and methodologies and have the ability to push the boundaries of chip-development and hardware/software integration and validation. You will support cross-functional work streams focussed on hardware/software integration and validation to demonstrate hardware, software, and system functionality and performance. You will help the chip team accomplish key silicon development criteria, meet chip and system schedules and achieve readiness for production in various silicon and system validation environments. You may write firmware, RTL, scripts, and/or test content to integrate and demonstrate subsystem and system functionality. You will validate this functionality on simulation, emulation, and/or post-silicon environments. 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with any two of the following areas: computer architecture, embedded firmware, digital system, ASIC design or verification.
• Experience with RTL development, design verification, or evaluation.
• Experience with hardware/software integration or validation.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, with an emphasis on computer architecture.
• Experience developing firmware for embedded systems or accelerators.
• Experience integrating complex hardware/software systems.
• Experience with C++/Python software design principles.
• Proficiency in debugging firmware using simulation tools or RTOS internals.

Responsibilities

• Review chip specification and design, develop the integration plan with software and system partners, coordinate hardware and software delivery and demonstrate functionality.
• Assist bringup of ML compute features.
• Integrate and validate complex hardware and software designs, including first and third-party IPs.
• Develop firmware to help validate hardware functionality.
• Utilize hardware and software co-simulation methodologies leveraging RTL simulation, emulation, FPGA environments as appropriate.
• Leverage architectural simulators and/or performance models as required to correlate performance.
• Assist debug discussions with Design, Design Verification, Software or Architecture teams and help root-cause functional failures and performance issues through the product development cycle.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level