Hardware Engineering and R&D - Silicon Validation Engineer 3

Job#: 3038253

Job Description:

Job Title: Silicon Validation Engineer 3

Top 3 Must-Have Hard Skills

Engineering level knowledge: PCIe, CXL, IO, End Points (network, storage), and debug. 3+ years

Electrical: Serdes, IO knowledge. 3+ years

Overall silicon validation knowledge. 3+ years

What is the ideal background of a candidate for this role?

Engineering knowledge and experience with high-speed IO interfaces (PLL, PCI, CXL, etc.) and their interactions with other parts of the SoC, the platform, and software.

Typical Day in the Role

Purpose of the Team: The main function of Silicon Validation Engineer is to run, triage, and maintain silicon system regressions and report the results

Develop and execute validation test plans for various SoC features and subsystems in one of the following areas - functional, electrical, or power/performance.

Perform functional, stress, and performance testing using hardware and software tools.

Analyze test results and identify, isolate, and debug issues.

Key projects:

Run and maintain silicon system regressions

Report results of silicon system regressions

Triage issues with various debugging tools

Review and validate any system updates made by other teams

Candidate Requirements

Disqualifiers:

Candidates unable to work onsite 5 days/week in Hillsboro lab environment

Candidates lacking hands-on engineering-level experience in silicon validation (technician-only profiles are not a fit)

No experience with PCIe, CXL, IO, endpoints (network/storage), or system-level validation

Must have their full 18months of tenure

Best vs. Average:

Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field.

3+ years of experience in silicon validation, testing, or debugging.

Demonstrated validation experience in one or more of the following:

Validation of:

Functional: PCIe, CXL, IO, End Points (network, storage), Power Management, BIOS/FW development and debug.

Electrical: Serdes, IO

Applied understanding of Computer Architecture and CPU/SoC validation principles, including: Understanding of SoC subsystem, SoC system level, and platform level functionality and writing scripts/software with industry standard languages like Python or C/C++.

Understanding system level software and firmware.

Experience with hardware and software debug tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, BERT, etc.

Proficient in scripting languages such as Python, C++.

Understanding of board level schematics.

Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

Skills:

Expertise in Python, C, and C++

Some knowledge of Verilog

Attention to detail; analytical and problem-solving ability

Hard Skills Assessments

Expected Dates that Hard Skills Assessments will be scheduled: asap

Hard Skills Assessment Process: The assessment process will include 1-2 rounds

Required Candidate Preparation: Interviews will focus on behavioral questions and technical discussions based on prior experience

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