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Hardware Emulation Engineer

Published Date: January 21, 2026
Google, Sunnyvale, CA
Job Description:

Join Google's AI and Infrastructure team to shape the future of AI/ML hardware acceleration by driving cutting-edge TPU technology. This role focuses on developing custom silicon solutions and verifying complex digital designs, particularly in TPU architecture and its integration within AI/ML systems.

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) 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.

Qualifications:

  • 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.

Skills:

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field (preferred).
  • 10 years of industry experience with RTL design and simulation (preferred).
  • Experience with performance analysis/debug techniques (preferred).
  • Knowledge of external I/O interfaces like PCIe, DDR5, HBM, SPI, or JTAG (preferred).
  • Understanding of computer architecture including industry standard interfaces and memory subsystems (preferred).

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