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Senior SoC HW (Power Management) Validation Engineer

United States, Oregon, Hillsboro💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Own post-silicon validation and debug of Power Management features across CPU cores, mesh, memory, I/O, package, and platform power domains to ensure robust, efficient, and scalable power management solutions.

Role type

Senior IC SoC HW Validation Engineer (Power Management)

Builds

Post-silicon validation strategies, debug tools, telemetry solutions, and automation frameworks for power states, DVFS, idle/active power management, and thermal management.

Domain

Semiconductor / SoC Hardware / Power Management

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

SoC system-level validation, Python/C/C++ scripting, root-cause analysis of silicon/firmware/hardware issues, validation requirements definition, test plan creation, automation framework development, telemetry analysis, pre-silicon platform experience (emulation/FPGA), hardware/software debug, board-level schematic understanding, synthetic SoC content development.

Preferred skills

Analog validation experience, logic development experience, leadership in validation techniques, mentoring capabilities, continuous improvement in validation infrastructure.

Technologies

Python, C/C++, FPGA, Emulation platforms, Bare metal, OS environments

Responsibilities

Develop and execute comprehensive validation strategies for power states, DVFS, idle and active power management, and thermal management. Drive root-cause analysis of complex silicon, firmware, hardware, and software issues impacting power and stability. Define validation requirements, test plans, methodologies, automation frameworks, and debug tools. Lead silicon bring-up, feature characterization, and workload-based validation activities. Analyze power, performance, and thermal telemetry to identify bottlenecks and optimize platform efficiency. Influence pre-silicon verification strategies using post-silicon learnings. Provide technical leadership and mentoring in Power Management architecture and debug methodologies.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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