Post-Silicon Validation Engineer

Post-Silicon Validation Engineer

Location: Visakhapatnam (Vizag)

Experience: 25 Years

Industry: Semiconductor / Electronics

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

We are looking for a Post-Silicon Validation Engineer with 25 years of experience in semiconductor, embedded hardware, SoC, ASIC, or silicon validation.

The candidate will be responsible for validating and debugging silicon/SoC-based products at the post-silicon stage, performing hardware and system-level testing, analyzing test results, identifying failures, and working with cross-functional teams to resolve hardware and firmware issues.

Candidates with experience in chip validation, board bring-up, hardware debugging, ATE/testing, embedded systems, or semiconductor testing are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform post-silicon validation and testing of semiconductor devices, SoCs, ASICs, and embedded hardware platforms.
• Develop and execute validation test plans, test cases, and test procedures.
• Perform functional, system-level, performance, power, and reliability validation.
• Support silicon bring-up and board bring-up activities.
• Debug hardware, firmware, and system-level issues using appropriate debugging techniques and tools.
• Analyze test failures, logs, traces, and validation data to identify root causes.
• Work closely with Design, RTL, Firmware, Software, Hardware, Product Engineering, and Test Engineering teams to resolve issues.
• Perform characterization and validation across different operating conditions and configurations.
• Document test results, defects, root-cause analysis, and validation reports.
• Support regression testing and automation of repetitive validation activities.
• Track issues through closure and communicate status to relevant stakeholders.
• Contribute to improving test coverage, validation methodologies, and overall product quality.

Required Technical Skills

• 2–5 years of experience in Post-Silicon Validation, Silicon Validation, Hardware Validation, Semiconductor Testing, or Embedded Hardware Testing.

• Good understanding of SoC, ASIC, IC, semiconductor, or embedded hardware architecture.

• Experience with hardware/system-level testing and debugging.

• Experience in board bring-up and silicon bring-up is preferred.

• Hands-on experience with debugging tools such as:

• JTAG

• Oscilloscope

• Logic Analyzer

• Multimeter / DMM

• GDB or similar debugging tools

• Good understanding of embedded systems and firmware interaction with hardware.

• Programming/scripting knowledge in C/C++ and/or Python.

• Good understanding of Linux/embedded Linux environments is an advantage.

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

ATE / Automated Testing – Preferred

Candidates with exposure to Automated Test Equipment (ATE) will be preferred.

Experience with any of the following will be an advantage:

• Advantest
• V93000 / V93K
• Teradyne
• UltraFLEX
• J750
• Cohu
• National Instruments (NI)
• NI PXI
• NI TestStand
• LabVIEW

Additional Preferred Skills

• Semiconductor product validation
• Post-silicon characterization
• Chip/IC testing
• ASIC/SoC validation
• Hardware verification
• Hardware debugging
• PCB/board testing
• Firmware validation
• Performance testing
• Power/performance profiling
• RF testing or validation
• Production test
• Test automation
• Failure analysis and root-cause analysis

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 2 - 5 years of relevant industry experience.
• Semiconductor / electronics / embedded systems experience preferred.

Key Competencies

• Strong hardware debugging and analytical skills
• Good understanding of semiconductor validation
• Structured problem-solving approach
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to analyze complex technical failures
• Good communication and documentation skills
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams
• Willingness to work in a hands-on testing and lab environment