SoC Validation Engineer
Core
Pre-silicon emulation and silicon validation, debug, and characterization of complex System-on-Chip (SoC) products for automotive, industrial, networking, and IoT applications.
Role type
Senior IC SoC Validation Engineer
Builds
High-quality silicon releases for automotive, industrial, networking, and IoT SoC products
Domain
Semiconductor / Hardware Validation
Required skills
SoC validation, pre-silicon emulation, silicon debug, characterization, test plan development, test code writing/porting, hardware debug techniques, C programming, ARM assembly, Linux environment, scripting (Python/Perl/Shell), high-speed interface validation, FPGA prototyping
Preferred skills
Embedded processors (ARM-based), board-level validation, root-cause analysis
Technologies
PCIe, USB, Ethernet, CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, MIPI, JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers
Responsibilities
Develop validation plans for digital SoC subsystems and full-chip functionality; Develop and/or port validation test content at IP, sub-system, and/or SoC level; Bring-up, execute, and debug validation tests on emulation and silicon; Perform characterization and debug of silicon devices under PVT variations; Design and develop validation environments, test frameworks, and automation scripts; Debug silicon issues using lab equipment; Analyze failures and collaborate with design teams for root-cause identification; Validate high-speed interfaces and industry-standard protocols; Develop automation solutions to improve validation efficiency; Support product qualification, reliability testing, and customer issue resolution; Generate detailed validation reports.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
