JTAG Engineer

San Jose, CA, US • Posted 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago
Contract W2
Contract Independent
On-site
$50 - $80/hr
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Job Details

Skills

  • ARM
  • ATPG
  • Adobe Flash
  • Computer Hardware
  • Debugging
  • JTAG
  • Laboratory Equipment
  • Integrated Circuit
  • Control Flow
  • CPU
  • Automated Testing
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Pandas
  • PY
  • Machine Learning (ML)
  • Oscilloscope
  • Python
  • Writing
  • SDK
  • TensorFlow
  • System On A Chip
  • Sensors
  • Selenium

Summary

C++, Compilers, SDK, Native APIs, Python, AI/ML, PyTorch, TensorFlow

  • Designing and maintaining Python-based libraries and scripts to control JTAG debuggers (e.g., Lauterbach Trace32, OpenOCD) for automated hardware testing
  • Using JTAG to perform low-level hardware initialization, flash firmware, and debug SoC (System-on-Chip) power-on issue
  • Verifying JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) boundary-scan logic and validating test features like Memory BIST or ATPG (Automated Test Pattern Generation)
  • ridging the gap between firmware and silicon by writing Python tools that read/write hardware registers via JTAG to verify driver logic
  • Collecting real-time telemetry from on-chip sensors (e.g., thermal, voltage) using JTAG-based monitoring scripts

C++, Compilers, SDK, Native APIs, Python, AI/ML, PyTorch, TensorFlow

2 to 7 years of experience

  • Advanced proficiency in Python for automation, including experience with libraries like pyserial, pyusb, or custom hardware abstraction layers.
  • Strong in Core Python Programming, Data types, Control flow, Exception & File handling
  • Understanding of OOPS concepts, Data Structures & Algorithms, Python Libraries & Frameworks, Numpy, Pandas, Flask, Django, Selenium, Py Test
  • Hands-on experience with hardware debuggers (J-Link, Trace32) and lab equipment like logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.

Familiarity with CPU architectures (ARM Cortex, x86, RISC-V) and memory map structures

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  • Dice Id: 91134925
  • Position Id: 8932416
  • Posted 2 hours ago
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