The SoC Development team is seeking a highly motivated
Technologist
SoC Validation Engineer
to join a team of experienced engineers working on the development of advanced controller SoCs.
As a
SoC Validation Engineer
, you will be responsible for planning, architecting, and executing validation strategies to validate complex hardware in System-on-Chip (SoC) ASICs. Your work will enable industry-leading data storage control SoCs deployed into high-volume consumer and enterprise products.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Ownership:
End-to-end ownership of one or more subsystems or SoC
validation flows
, including planning, execution, and closure.
Leadership & Mentorship:
Lead and mentor junior/mid-level engineers, review their test plans, debug approaches, and ensure coverage and closure goals are met.
Validation Strategy & Sign-Off:
Define SoC-level validation strategies, establish sign-off criteria (functional, performance, power, stress, and PVT coverage), and drive execution to closure across multiple teams.
Pre-/Post-Silicon Validation:
Strong experience in bring-up, including
board initialisation, power-on sequences, processor boot, and system debug
.
Datapath Validation:
Ability to understand and validate
complex datapath flows
of the controller, create datapath scenarios in SoC verification environment and
port them across pre-silicon and post-silicon environments
.
Protocol Expertise:
Validation experience with
DDR, PCIe, LPDDR, USB, Ethernet, I²C, I3C, SPI, AXI, AHB, APB
.
Emulation Experience:
Run complex SoC validation scenarios on
Palladium/Emulation platforms
to accelerate debug and pre-silicon coverage.
Firmware & HAL Development:
Develop
firmware, bare-metal tests, and Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)
to enable datapath, integration, and SoC-level validation.
Validation Infrastructure:
Build and maintain validation infrastructure, including
test content, regression automation, and lab equipment integration
(oscilloscopes, analyzers, logic probes).
Debug Expertise:
Proficiency in debugging SoC issues across multiple domains (digital logic, firmware, timing, low-power, DFT) using
JTAG, trace, waveform capture, and performance counters
.
Power & GLS Validation:
Run and debug
gate-level simulations, power-aware (UPF/CPF) validation
, and validate ATE functional patterns.
Performance & Stress Testing:
Validate performance bottlenecks, traffic generation, and corner-case stress scenarios at the SoC level.
Required:
BE or MS degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, with
9–13 years of
in SoC
pre-/post-silicon validation and bring-up
.
Deep understanding of
C, embedded programming, and hardware/software co-validation methodologies
.
Good understanding of
SoC verification environments, SystemVerilog (SV), and UVM
concepts.
Proven history of
developing and executing validation strategies
for complex SoCs.
Skills:
Team Leadership & Mentorship:
Lead a team of validation engineers, review their test plans, debug approaches, and guide them toward coverage and closure goals.
Validation Strategy & Sign-Off Ownership:
Define SoC-level validation strategies, establish sign-off criteria (functional, performance, power, stress, PVT, etc.), and drive execution to closure across multiple teams.
Ability to
develop and execute validation plans
at IP, subsystem, and SoC levels.
Strong experience in
pre-/post-silicon bring-up
, including board initialization, power-on sequences, and processor boot.
Prior experience in
validation of DDR and PCIe protocols
at both pre- and post-silicon stages.
Knowledge of various
interfaces and standards
: PCIe, LPDDR, USB, Ethernet, I²C, I3C, SPI, etc.
Strong understanding of
bus protocols
(AXI, AHB, APB) and interconnect fabrics.
Ability to understand and validate
complex datapath flows
and system-level interactions in SoCs.
Ability to create complex datapath scenarios
in SoC verification environments and
port them to both pre-silicon and post-silicon validation
.
Proficiency in ASIC verification simulation tools
(simulation, emulation, and debug environments).
Emulation Experience:
Running simulations and system-level validation on Palladium/Emulation platforms for datapath and SoC scenarios.
Firmware Development:
Hands-on experience in developing
firmware and bare-metal tests
to validate datapath scenarios and SoC integration.
HAL Development:
Experience in
Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) development
to support SoC validation and software bring-up.
Experience with
validation infrastructure development
: test content, regression automation, and lab equipment integration (oscilloscopes, analyzers, logic probes).
Proficiency in
debugging SoC issues
using JTAG, trace, waveform capture, and performance counters.
Experience with
gate-level/power-aware validation correlation
and ATE pattern bring-up.
Familiarity with
performance and stress testing
, workload generation, and corner-case scenario validation.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Ability to work closely with design, verification, firmware, and product engineering teams to reproduce and resolve system-level issues.
Proficiency in
programming/scripting languages
such as Python, Perl, TCL, and Bash for automation.
Methodology Development:
Define and evolve validation methodology to improve efficiency, coverage, and test portability across projects.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated interest in
ASICs, SoCs, storage controllers, flash memory, and semiconductor components
.
Strong
team player
, able to collaborate effectively across validation labs, design centers, and product engineering teams.
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