Principal Engineer, High-Speed IO & Memory Systems
Core
Post-silicon validation and bring-up of high-speed IO and memory subsystems for AI compute platforms, ensuring stability and performance from first silicon through customer deployment.
Role type
Principal Engineer, Post-Silicon Validation
Builds
High-speed IO and memory subsystems for SambaNova's DataScale AI platform
Domain
Semiconductor hardware engineering, AI compute infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
post-silicon validation, system bring-up, high-speed IO protocols (PCIe, Ethernet, HBM, CXL, UCIe), data-driven debug, cross-functional leadership, scripting (Python/Bash)
Preferred skills
SerDes training and equalization, mixed-signal IO design, lab equipment operation (oscilloscopes, BERTs, VNAs), C/C++ programming
Technologies
PCIe, Ethernet, HBM, CXL, UCIe, Python, Bash, C, C++
Responsibilities
Own post-silicon bring-up and validation including characterization, functional validation, stress testing, and performance analysis; Lead system-level debug across silicon, board, and software layers to drive complex issues to verified root cause; Develop scripts and tooling to automate validation and debug workflows; Review SoC architecture and board design to provide feedback for pre-silicon verification; Support product validation, deployment, and RMA debug with customer engineering teams.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic impact
