Validation Engineer

Job Title:- Validation Engineer

Location:- Austin, TX (On-Site)

Duration :- 6+ Months (Contract)

Job Description:

You are a highly motivated hands-on engineer with a strong development background, problem solving mentality, excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to prioritize tasks along with willingness to learn and adapt. Excellent teamwork skills and experience working on a global team is required

KEY RESPONSIBILITIE

• S:Participate in systems design development throughout entire product lifecycle, from pre-silicon and emulation through post-silicon and software integration and validatio
• n.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 for the AMD internal address and data hub subsyste
• m.Isolation and debug of issues found in the hardware interconnect layers of an SoC syst
• emDefining and executing validation strategies, enablement of features and unit test pla
• nsPublishing and aligning test plan requirements, deliverables and dependenci
• esWorking closely with supporting teams such as design, diagnostics, Software/Firmware/BIOS/driver, and project leadersh
• ipLead cross-functional technical discussions to drive root cause identification and resolution on technical issues

REQUIREMEN

• TS:In-depth knowledge of SoC architecture, computer architecture and conce
• ptsKnowledge of PCB design concepts and debugging PCB design iss
• uesExperience with FPGA and other hardware emulation platforms for pre-silicon de
• bugStrong understanding of BIOS, OS (Windows/Linux), and driver-level interactions and common failure poi
• ntsGood understanding of boot flows and power sequen
• cesKnowledge of standard power management features and use-cases

PREFERRED EXPERIE

• NCE:Minimum 2-6 years of experience in pre and post-silicon validation and 2-8 years experience in semiconductor indu
• stryDemonstrated ability to grasp new technical concepts qui
• cklyHardware description languages (e.g. Veri
• log)Strong programming/scripting skills (e.g. Python, C/C++, R
• uby)Experience with Windows and L
• inuxExperience with IP/System level bring-up, SOC debug techniques and methodolo
• giesStrong analytical/problem solving skills and pronounced attention to det
• ailsExcellent written and verbal communication sk
• illsSelf-starter, strong collaborator, and able to independently drive tasks to comple
• tionStrong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple issues at the same time

ACADEMIC CREDENT

• IALS:Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field strongly preferred