Principal Silicon Validation Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors India is seeking a senior validation engineer to lead post-silicon validation on MCU/MPU platforms and to define comprehensive validation plans. You will develop tests, analyze system-level use cases, and work across hardware/software teams to debug issues across the boundary.

The role requires extensive experience in semiconductor validation, strong hands-on skills with JTAG and logic analyzers, and leadership capabilities to guide large distributed teams within a product

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in semiconductor validation (analog), product engineering, or silicon debug.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering (or related) is required.
• Strong hands-on background in MCU architectures and embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Define validation plans for MCU/MPU subsystems (CPU, memory, peripherals, interconnects).
• Develop test cases and coverage metrics based on architecture and design specs.
• Identify corner cases, stress scenarios, and system-level use cases.
• Perform post-silicon validation on silicon platforms, evaluation boards, and emulators.
• Support pre-silicon validation/emulation efforts where required.
• Debug issues across hardware–software boundary.
• Develop validation test suites using C/C++, Python, or scripting languages.
• Build automation frameworks for regression and validation flows.
• Create scripts for data capture, logging, and analysis.

Skills

MCU architectures

Embedded systems

Hardware bring-up

Silicon debugging

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering (or related)

Tools

JTAG

Logic analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Trace tools (ETM, ITM)

Job description

Job Qualification

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering (or related).
• 12+ years of experience in semiconductor validation (analog), product engineering, or silicon debug.
• Strong hands-on background in:
• • MCU architectures
  • Embedded systems
  • Lab bring-up and silicon debug tools (JTAG, logic analyzers, scopes, etc.)
• Proven ability to lead large, distributed engineering teams.
• Excellent communication and executive presence.

Job Responsibilities

• Define validation plans for MCU/MPU subsystems (CPU, memory, peripherals, interconnects).
• Develop test cases and coverage metrics based on architecture and design specs.
• Identify corner cases, stress scenarios, and system-level use cases.

Silicon & Pre-Silicon Validation

• Perform post-silicon validation on silicon platforms, evaluation boards, and emulators.
• Support pre-silicon validation/emulation efforts where required.
• Debug issues across hardware–software boundary.

Test Development & Automation

• Develop validation test suites using C/C++, Python, or scripting languages.
• Build automation frameworks for regression and validation flows.
• Create scripts for data capture, logging, and analysis.

Hardware/Firmware Debug

• Perform low-level debugging using tools such as:
• JTAG, SWD
• Logic analyzers, oscilloscopes
• Trace tools (ETM, ITM)
• Root cause failures across:
• CPU cores (ARM/RISC-V)
• Memory subsystems (DDR, SRAM, Flash)
• Peripherals (UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO, etc.)

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work with:
• RTL design teams (for bug fixes and clarifications)
• Verification teams (for coverage gap closure)
• Firmware/software teams (for test enablement)
• Review architecture and design specifications.

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