CareerPlan

Post-Silicon Validation Engineer, New Grad

Austin, TXFull-time$120k–$150k2026-10-27 → 2026-11-10

Core

Test new RDU silicon in the lab by running characterization and stress tests on high-speed IO and memory subsystems.

Role type

New grad post-silicon validation engineer

Builds

Validated silicon and systems for AI inference platforms

Domain

Semiconductor hardware validation / AI infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python scripting, digital design, computer architecture, high-speed interfaces, data analysis, lab equipment usage

Preferred skills

PCIe, Ethernet, HBM, CXL, UCIe, SerDes, C/C++ debugging, hardware test internship

Technologies

PCIe, Ethernet, HBM, CXL, UCIe, SerDes, Python, C/C++, oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, BERTs

Responsibilities

Run functional, characterization, stress, and performance tests on high-speed IO and memory subsystems; Write scripts to automate validation, debug, and data analysis; Debug issues across silicon, board, and software with design, firmware, and system teams; Use lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers to diagnose failures; Support bring-up of new silicon and systems; Feed findings back to pre-silicon verification to improve coverage

Seniority

New Grad