Validation Engineer

Title: - Validation Engineer

Location: - San Jose, CA (On-Site)

Role Type: - 12+ Months (Contract)

About the Role:

Drive system brings up, debug, and qualification from EVT-DVT-PVT phases. Plan and execute Design Verification Testing (DVT) for complex datacenter systems that integrate CPUS, GPUs, FPGAs, optical interconnects, and precision clock distribution networks.

Job Description:

• Debugging PC systems with an emphasis on platform level debug.
• A thorough understanding of PC industry standard busses, such as HT, PCI, PCle, LPC, USB, and SATA is required in addition to detailed knowledge of high-speed digital design and signal integrity.
• Further requirements include a strong understanding of BIOS, OS and driver interactions at the system level as well as a proficient understanding ofx86 CPU architecture and functionality.
• A good familiarity with switching power supplies would also be helpful, as a typical CPU board will have several local power supplies to power the various chips.
• During development or sustaining engineering, the debug engineer is expected to provide root cause analysis and guidance to internal and customer design teams to help close any gating issues.
• This position may require some travel as needed to support the customer.
• The role is required to be a self-starter and be able to deal with a high level of ambiguity.

Preferred Experience & Education:

• Experience as a Hardware Designer or Systems Debug Engineer with experience at a computer hardware company working on at least 2 projects from development, through bring-up and validation and supported through the release to production.
• Strong knowledge ofx86 and chipset architectures and DDR 2/3 memory interface desired.
• Expert use of tools such as Jtag debuggers, logic analyszers, SATA, USB, and PCle business analyzers is required.
• Familiarity with tools such as schematics capture, PLD, PCB layout, signal integrity and simulation is an added bonus.
• Excellent communication skills are required in the role of supporting customers