Senior Silicon Validation Engineer

1 Hour ago • 5 Years + • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Silicon Validation Engineer at Google Cloud, you'll be responsible for characterizing SERDes analog IPs from external vendors, ensuring they meet Google's standards. This involves thorough lab characterization and validation of PCIeG6 PHYs, writing in-house tools/scripts, managing bench tests, and debugging analog/mixed signal circuitry. You will also develop benchtop electrical tests, automate tests using scripts, and generate reports. Collaboration with multi-functional teams within the Silicon organization and external vendors is crucial. The role requires expertise in Phase-Locked Loops, PCIe, SerDes IPs, and experience with various lab equipment and software.
Must have:
  • 5+ years experience with PLLs, PCIe, SerDes IPs
  • Experience with lab equipment (scopes, analyzers)
  • Proficiency in Python and Matlab
  • SERDES debug and board design/debugging experience
  • Thorough understanding of PCIe and SERDES
Good to have:
  • PCIe compliance measurement experience
  • Knowledge of Tx/Rx equalization techniques
  • Experience with lab automation software

Job Details


Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience working with Phase-Locked Loops, PCIe, SerDes IPs.
  • Experienced working with lab equipment such as Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT), real-time scopes, Spectrum Analyzers, Vector Network Analyzers (VNA), or protocol analyzers.
  • Experience with lab automation software such as Python, and Matlab.
  • Experience with Serializer/Deserializer (SERDES) Debug.
  • Experience of board design and debugging.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience in PCIe compliance measurements using high-end equipment (e.g., Analyzer, Exerciser).
  • Experience in lab equipment for PCIe testing (physical or protocol level).
  • Knowledge of Tx/Rx equalization techniques and adaptation.

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 will 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.

As a PCIe Silicon Validation Engineer, you will take ownership on characterization of SERializer/DESerializer (SERDES) analog IPs provided by external vendors. Your will assure that the IP is meeting Google standards. You will work with different multi-functional teams within Silicon organization, as well as external vendors.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

  • Perform thorough Lab characterization/Validation of Serializer/Deserializer (SERDES) IPs, such as PCIeG6 PHYs.
  • Write Inhouse tools/scripts to characterize the IP.
  • Manage bench test, debug, and characterization of analog/mixed signal on-chip circuitry (PLLs, Clocks, Data Converters and various I/O Interfaces).
  • Manage the development of benchtop electrical tests exercising on-chip circuitry through a combination of Joint Test Action Group (JTAG), Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART), Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), and other analog interfaces.
  • Draft and execute scripts to automate tests, extract results, and generate reports using database and investigative tools.

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