Electrical Validation - Post Silicon Validation
Santa Clara CA
Inputs for sourcing:
- Need Hardware Engineers who have high-speed interface (DDR5/PCIe Gen 5) experience.
- Candidates with Silicon Validation experience with Electrical background and Python scripting will be a plus.
- Client is okay for junior candidates with 3 to 5 years experience as well, but they should be strong in high-speed basics.
- FPGA/Software/Functional Validation candidates are not relevant for this requirement.
Skills Required
" Experience in Post Silicon Electrical Validation of server processors (if server processor is too specific, you can remove server)
" High speed communication principles, circuits and signal integrity principles
" Computer architecture knowledge
" DRAM architecture (up to (DDR5), PCIe (Gen 5) architecture knowledge
" Die Interconnect Buses and other GPIO (I2C, SPI, I3C, HSuART etc)
" SW skill for test plan and test automation Python knowledge is a plus
" Statistical principles for data analysis
" System level test with margin analysis experience is a plus.
Job Description:
" Silicon validation experience, preferably in the area of SERDES, DDR or high-speed interface design.
" Experience to validate PCIe, CXL, DDRx, LPDDR controller/chips for leading edge protocols and advanced nodes.
" Understanding of JEDEC, PCIe Standard
" Experience in PCIe TX/RX Validation
" Knowledge on MRC algorithm and tuning for DDR memories
" Bring up, characterization and validation of Silicon.
" Experience in system marginality validation
" Work with design team to debug problems and performance issues. Report results to design teams.
" Support customer silicon bring up and post silicon queries of IP and help to debug customer issues with same. Debug issues with SOC IP and boards as needed.
" Execute test requests from design team or customers to measure specific parameters or root cause issues.
" Recommend and pursue improvements to our test plan and environment to ensure the highest quality IP is produced and minimize any silicon issues
" Good understanding of lab equipment and measurement techniques for high-speed interfaces. High speed scopes, probes, spectrum analyzers, BERTs.
" Knowledge of board and package design, signal integrity and power integrity a plus
" Knowledge of DDR trainings and memory system operation a plus
" Software proficiency for python test scripting, data handling and reporting
" Laboratory experience, including hands-on use of equipment: oscilloscope, logic analyzer, etc.
" Excellent problem-solving skills, good communication skills and ability to work in a team environment
" Work with design team to understand requirements, fashion tests and review results