Senior Manager - SoC Validation
Core
Lead end-to-end silicon validation for complex SoCs, covering pre/post-silicon activities, characterization, and production test readiness.
Role type
Senior Manager, SoC Validation & Characterization
Builds
Production-ready SoCs for Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT markets
Domain
Semiconductor / SoC Design & Validation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> product features (SoC validation & characterization)
Required skills
SoC bring-up and debug, Functional and system validation, PVT characterization, Wafer sort (CP) methodologies, ATE strategies (Advantest/Teradyne), Protocol validation (I2C, SPI, UART, Ethernet, PCIe, USB, DDR, MIPI), Debug tools (JTAG, Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer), Test automation (Python, C/C++, Shell), Yield analysis and failure analysis
Preferred skills
Experience with Lauterbach, Thermal Chambers, Power Analyzers, Data analytics tools
Technologies
Advantest, Teradyne, Python, C/C++, JTAG, I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, FlexRay, Ethernet, PCIe, USB, DDR, LPDDR, MIPI, Lauterbach, Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, Protocol Analyzers
Responsibilities
Lead silicon bring-up and debug for complex SoCs, Develop validation plans and coverage strategies, Define and execute PVT characterization plans, Manage wafer-level electrical characterization and yield analysis, Collaborate on ATE strategies and optimize test coverage, Lead global validation teams and mentor engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities