SoC Validation Engineer, Amazon Devices

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an SoC Emulation Engineer, where you'll play a crucial role in validating next-generation SoCs. This position offers the chance to work on innovative projects that power cutting-edge devices. You'll collaborate with talented teams to develop and execute test plans, design environments, and refine emulation models. If you have a strong background in pre-silicon verification and a passion for technology, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation.
• Strong programming skills in assembly, C, and Python.

Responsibilities

• Enable pre-silicon and post-silicon validation verification of SoCs.
• Develop and execute test plans and design test environments.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

Problem Solving

Debugging

Automation

C Programming

Python

Assembly

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s or PhD in Computer Science

Job description

The team that built the innovative Silicon IP AZ1 Neural Edge that is powering the latest generation of Echo devices is looking for an SoC Emulation Engineer to continue to innovate on behalf of our customers. We are a part of Amazon Lab126 that revolutionized reading with our Kindle family of products and reimagined user experience through Echo and Alexa. We want you to help us build on the success of our first generation of ML accelerator at edge.

Work hard. Have fun. Make history.


Key job responsibilities

As an SoC Validation Engineer, you will be responsible for enabling the pre-silicon and post-silicon validation verification of next generation SoCs on multiple platforms such as emulation, prototyping and early silicon. You will develop and execute test plans, design test environments and help build emulation and prototype models while working closely with architects, RTL designers, SoC and software development teams.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor’s degree or higher in EE, CE, or CS
- 3+ years experience in pre-silicon verification using SystemVerilog/UVM
- 3+ years’ experience in post-silicon validation
- Very strong problem solving, debug and analysis, and automation skills
- Experience with verification and validation of complex SOCs
- Solid grasp of concepts of HW/SW interface
- Strong programming skills (assembly, C, Perl/Python)
- Firsthand experience with silicon bringup, complex system debug, or bare-metal programming.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in a full development cycle from pre-silicon verification to silicon bringup
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field
- Experience with ARM and various DSP ISA
- Experience with SOC fabrics, memory controllers, and SOC peripherals
- Experience with machine learning, computer vision or robotics
- Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts


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Posted: March 29, 2025 (Updated 5 days ago)

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