Post Silicon Hardware Validation Staff Engineer
Core
Perform bench validation, electrical characterization, and silicon bring-up for high-speed mixed-signal memory interface devices.
Role type
Staff hardware validation & characterization engineer
Builds
High-speed memory interface silicon (DDR, SerDes, PCIe, USB, Ethernet)
Domain
Semiconductor hardware / High-speed digital interfaces
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
High-speed analog and mixed-signal circuits, Hardware validation, Silicon characterization, Silicon bring-up, Post-silicon validation, Oscilloscope operation (20GHz+), BERT systems, High-speed probing, Signal integrity measurements, Eye diagram analysis, Jitter measurements, PCB design fundamentals, Debugging at board/package/silicon level
Preferred skills
Memory PHY validation, High-speed SerDes validation, PCIe/USB/Ethernet interface validation, IBIS-AMI, HyperLynx, ADS, HFSS, Sigrity, Cadence SI tools, Python/MATLAB/LabVIEW for test automation
Technologies
Oscilloscopes, BERTs, Pattern generators, Network analyzers, Logic analyzers, Power supplies, De-embedding tools, High-impedance probes, Differential probes
Responsibilities
Execute silicon bring-up and hardware debugging from first silicon through production release, Measure and characterize critical electrical/timing/jitter/voltage/signal integrity parameters, Debug complex hardware issues involving signal integrity and power delivery, Correlate bench measurements with simulation and design expectations, Develop repeatable validation methodologies and document test methods, Present technical findings to design and product engineering teams
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC
