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Google · 1 week ago

Senior Hardware Emulation Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$156K/yr - $229K/yr

6+ years exp

Google is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Senior Hardware Emulation Engineer to shape the future of AI/ML hardware acceleration. In this role, you will develop and maintain emulation infrastructure, tools, and workflows supporting ASIC projects, while collaborating with various teams to deliver emulation-based prototyping capabilities.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud StorageSearch EngineSEO

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Drive system bring up on emulation platforms, debug test failures and simulation/emulation mismatches

Bring up external I/O interfaces (e.g., PCIe, Memories, SERDES, SPI, JTAG etc.) on the emulation platforms

Develop and operate tests on the emulators and assist in bring-up processes from prototyping through post-silicon validation

Contribute to ongoing methodology and automation improvements, constantly evolving and improving emulation efficiency and value

Create and support emulation models from RTL and create standalone test cases for tool issues encountered in the emulation compile and runtime flows

Qualification

RTL designEmulation systemsC/C++/Python scriptingPerformance analysisComputer architectureExternal I/O interfacesTeam collaborationProblem solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field

6 years of industry experience with RTL design (e.g., Verilog or System Verilog) and simulation (e.g., VCS, Incisive or Questa)

Experience with coding or scripting in C, C++, Perl, TCL or Python

Experience with emulation systems (e.g., ZeBu, Palladium, Veloce), compilation, debugging, performance and methodology enhancements

Preferred

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field

10 years of industry experience with RTL design (e.g., Verilog or System Verilog) and simulation (e.g., VCS, Incisive or Questa)

Experience with performance analysis/debug techniques

Experience with simulation acceleration using transactors (DPI-C) or vendors provided accelerated verification IP

Knowledge of external I/O interfaces like PCIe, DDR5, HBM, SPI, or JTAG etc

Understanding of computer architecture including industry standard interfaces and memory subsystems

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Company

Google

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Google specializes in internet-related services and products, including search, advertising, and software. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.

Founded in 1998

Mountain View, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.google.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (8763)

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2023 (9682)

2022 (11626)

2021 (9109)

2020 (9785)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$26.1M

Key Investors

Andy Bechtolsheim

2004-08-19IPO

1999-06-07Series Unknown· $25M

1998-11-01Angel· $1M

Leadership Team

Sundar Pichai

CEO

Thomas Kurian

CEO - Google Cloud

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