Hardware Validation Engineer
Core
Validate system hardware and PCB functionality, ensuring robust power and signal margins across interfaces like PCIe and I2C for frontier intelligence infrastructure.
Role type
Hardware Validation Engineer
Builds
Co-designed chips, racks, and manufacturing infrastructure for inference workloads
Domain
Hardware engineering / Frontier AI infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Hardware validation, PCB debugging, power integrity analysis, signal integrity analysis, PCIe protocol knowledge, I2C protocol knowledge, lab equipment operation (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers), root cause analysis, DOE experiment design, Python or Matlab scripting
Preferred skills
Post-silicon characterization, PVT analysis, thermal characterization, power sequencing validation, microcontroller system knowledge
Technologies
PCIe, I2C, Python, Matlab
Responsibilities
Perform system hardware and PCB functional verification; Collect and analyze lab data to verify power delivery and signal integrity; Support post-silicon validation with PVT, power, and thermal characterization; Evaluate PCIe performance including eye opening measurements and bit error rate; Identify hardware issues and drive resolution with cross-functional teams; Design and execute DOE experiments to debug and optimize performance; Validate power sequencing and microcontroller functionality; Characterize I2C bus systems; Track and document validation results.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC
