Silicon Validation Engineer, Networking

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XNote: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Tel Aviv, Israel; Haifa, Israel.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, related fields, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with functional tests for silicon validation using C or C++.
• Experience in silicon bring-up, functional validation, characterizing, and qualifying silicon.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in packet processing, data path, packet buffering, scheduler, networking protocols offload engine.
• Experience in PCIe interface, PCIe Internal Switch, PCIe components RP/EP, and link establishment.
• Experience with hardware prototyping, including hardware/software integration (i.e., pre-silicon use of emulation, software-based test, and diagnostics development).
• Knowledge of L1/L2 layers, Ethernet Ser Des (Serializer/Deserializer), Media Access Control+Physical Coding Sublayer (MAC+PCS).

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.

The ML, Systems, & Cloud AI (MSCA) organization at Google designs, implements, and manages the hardware, software, machine learning, and systems infrastructure for all Google services (Search, YouTube, etc.) and Google Cloud. Our end users are Googlers, Cloud customers and the billions of people who use Google services around the world.

We prioritize security, efficiency, and reliability across everything we do - from developing our latest TPUs to running a global network, while driving towards shaping the future of hyperscale computing. Our global impact spans software and hardware, including Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, the leading AI platform for bringing Gemini models to enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop and execute post-silicon validation content on both pre-silicon setups and real silicon platforms in the lab.
• Drive silicon from being a chip towards becoming a product.
• Debug and investigate issues along cross-functional teams such as Firmware (FW), Software (SW), Design, Design Verification (DV), Architecture (ARCH) and multiple production teams.
• Provide a quality functional coverage for Google designs.
• Test development and automation, design, implement, and maintain validation tests using scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, C/C++).