Display IP Validation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participate in systems design development throughout the entire product lifecycle, from pre-silicon and emulation through post-silicon and software integration.
• Lead technical presentations demonstrating a strong understanding of hardware architecture and expertise in systems design.
• Collaborate with design, software, tools, and other teams to drive the definition of testing and debug methodologies to provide the best possible coverage and customer experience.
• Work with the program leadership team to define the end-to-end plan, highlight possible risk areas, and address concerns during planning.
• Be a leader and mentor to the operation team; be hands-on and lead by example.
• Isolate and debug issues found in graphics IP during pre-silicon, bring-up, validation, and production phases of products.
• Proactively support a team culture that fosters knowledge sharing, excellence, and collaboration.
• Define and execute validation strategies, enable features, and unit test plans.
• Publish and align test plan requirements and dependencies.
• Work closely with supporting teams such as design, diagnostics, driver, and project leadership.
• Lead cross-functional technical discussions to drive root cause identification and resolution of technical issues.
• Drive and participate in technical innovations to enhance validation capabilities including tool and script development, technical, and methodology enhancements.

• In-depth knowledge of SOC architecture and concepts.
• In-depth knowledge of hardware encode/decode and display driver hardware IP.
• In-depth knowledge of graphics hardware pipeline.
• Experience with graphics engines and rendering software pipelines.
• Experience with FPGA and other hardware emulation platforms for pre-silicon debug.
• Strong understanding of BIOS, OS, and driver-level interactions and common failure points.
• Good understanding of boot flows and sequences.
• Strong programming and scripting skills such as Python, C or C++, Ruby.
• Experience with IP and system-level bring-up, SOC debug techniques, and methodologies.
• Experience with common lab equipment, computer hardware, and networks.
• Led process improvement initiatives to improve engineering quality.
• Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills.
• Knowledge of standard power management features and use cases.

• Two to four years of relevant experience in pre and post-silicon validation of IP and three to six years of experience in the semiconductor industry.
• Personal passion for computer gaming and driving game performance goals.
• Demonstrated ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly.
• Experience with IP and system-level bring-up, SOC debug techniques, and methodologies.
• Strong understanding of BIOS, OS, and driver-level interactions and common failure points.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with pronounced attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter, strong collaborator, and able to independently drive tasks to completion.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple issues at the same time.

• Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field strongly preferred.

• Strong understanding of BIOS, OS, and driver-level interactions and common failure points.
• In-depth knowledge of SOC architecture and concepts.
• Experience with common lab equipment, computer hardware, and networks.
• Experience in pre-silicon emulation and debug.
• Led process improvement initiatives to improve engineering quality.
• Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills.
• Knowledge of graphics IP power management features.