Silicon Validation Engineer

Nxtwavesemi; India; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nxtwavesemi is seeking a motivated Silicon Validation Engineer to join our semiconductor engineering team in India. You will contribute to post-silicon bring-up, functional validation, interface validation, electrical characterization, and performance analysis at chip, subsystem, and system levels.

You will develop and execute validation plans, validate interfaces, run firmware-assisted tests, and create automation for lab environments.

Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in digital design and semiconductor basics.
• Experience with hardware validation and bring-up methods.
• Ability to analyze test data and perform root-cause analysis.
• Familiarity with interfacing protocols and verification methodologies.
• Good problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute silicon bring-up and characterization plans.
• Conduct functional and electrical validation of devices and subsystems.
• Validate interfaces and protocol functionality against specs.
• Create validation tests and automation for lab environments.
• Analyze failures using lab measurements, logs, and traces.
• Document results and readiness for productization.

Skills

Digital design

Hardware validation

Interface protocols

Root-cause analysis

Debugging

Education

BE/B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech in Electronics & Communications/related

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Protocol analyzers

Power meters

Job description

We are looking for a motivated Silicon Validation Engineer to join our semiconductor engineering team. The candidate will contribute to post-silicon bring-up, functional validation, interface validation, electrical characterization, and performance analysis at chip, subsystem, and system levels.

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute silicon bring-up, validation, and characterization plans.
• Perform functional and electrical validation of semiconductor devices and subsystems.
• Validate interfaces and protocol functionality against specifications.
• Develop validation tests, firmware-assisted tests, and automation for lab and system environments.
• Perform power, performance, thermal, and functional characterization where applicable.
• Analyze failures using hardware, firmware, software, logs, traces, and lab measurements.
• Perform root-cause analysis and collaborate with design, DV, firmware, system, product, and test teams.
• Support board-level/system-level validation and regression across silicon revisions.
• Document validation results, issues, workarounds, and readiness for productization.

Required Skills

• Good understanding of Digital Design and semiconductor fundamentals.
• Knowledge of hardware validation, bring-up, and debugging methodologies.
• Understanding of communication interfaces and protocol behavior.
• Ability to analyze test data and perform root-cause analysis.
• Good problem-solving and analytical skills.

Good to Have

• PCIe, DDR, HBM, Ethernet, CXL, USB, MIPI, SerDes, or other high-speed interfaces.
• Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, power measurement, and other lab equipment.
• Silicon characterization, performance/power validation, and system-level debug.

Educational Qualification

B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, VLSI, Microelectronics, or a related field.

What We Look For

• Strong technical fundamentals and a practical engineering mindset.
• Ability to understand specifications and solve complex technical problems.
• Effective debugging, analysis, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across engineering teams.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn new semiconductor technologies and methodologies.

What You Will Work On

• Chip Bring-Up
• Subsystem/System Validation
• DDR
• HBM
• Ethernet
• CXL
• USB
• MIPI
• SerDes
• Firmware-Assisted Validation
• Power & Performance Characterization

Closing Statement

Validate real silicon and turn measured device behavior into reliable, production-ready semiconductor products.