SoC HW (Digital, Analog or PnP) Validation Engineer
Core
Own post-silicon validation (functional, electrical, or power/performance) of custom SoC designs and define silicon debug tools.
Role type
SoC HW Validation Engineer
Builds
Custom SoC designs for cloud compute
Domain
Semiconductor / Hardware Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
SoC validation principles, Python, C/C++, hardware/software debug, on-chip debug features (trace/JTAG), test equipment usage, test plan development, validation strategy
Preferred skills
Pre-silicon verification, emulation/FPGA experience, synthetic content development, crash dump analysis
Technologies
Python, C/C++, JTAG, protocol analyzers, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes
Responsibilities
Define validation strategy, requirements, environments, and tools; Execute post-silicon test content and triage failures; Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers; Engage with partners to improve design and validation methodology; Apply expertise to pre-silicon verification plans and tests.
Seniority
Individual Contributor
