Technical Manager - PSV

Quest Global; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Global seeks an experienced Automotive SoC Post-Silicon System Validation Engineer to validate complex automotive SoC platforms, perform system-level validation, and drive root-cause analysis across silicon, firmware, and boards. You will work with embedded Linux/RTOS, test automation, and automotive interfaces to ensure product readiness.

The role requires hands-on lab validation using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, and power analyzers, plus development of validation plans and

Qualifications

• Experience validating Automotive SoCs, MCUs, ADAS, Cockpit, or Gateway SoCs.
• Experience with Renesas, NXP, Infineon, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of RTL, UVM, and SystemVerilog.
• Experience with silicon characterization.
• Experience working with global engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Post-Silicon Validation & Bring-Up across Automotive SoCs.
• Develop validation plans, test procedures, and regression strategies.
• Validate CPU, memory, interconnect, peripherals, security, functional safety, power management, and clocking subsystems.
• Execute feature, performance, stress, and corner-case validation.
• Support silicon characterization and product readiness activities.
• Hardware Debug & Lab Validation including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, JTAG debuggers, and power analyzers.
• Debug DDR, boot, clocks, resets, power sequencing, and peripheral interfaces.
• Work with hardware teams to isolate silicon, board, and system-level issues.
• Embedded Software & Firmware Validation using C/C++, development of validation apps in Python
• Validate bootloaders, BSPs, device drivers, firmware, RTOS, and Embedded Linux environments.
• Develop automation frameworks using Python and Shell scripting.
• Debug hardware-software integration issues.
• Automotive Interface Validation across CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, PCIe, USB, UART, SPI, I2C, DDR/LPDDR, networking protocols.
• Support ECU, MCU, ADAS, Cockpit, Gateway, and Domain Controller validation activities.
• Support Functional Safety (ISO 26262) and Automotive Cybersecurity requirements.
• Root Cause Analysis to differentiate silicon issues from RTL, firmware, software, and board-related problems.
• Collaborate with Design, Verification, DFT, Firmware, Software, and System Engineering teams.
• Generate debug reports and drive issue closure.

Skills

Hardware

SoC Architecture

ARM Processors

DDR/LPDDR

Clock & Reset Architecture

Power Management

Board Bring-Up

Silicon Debug

Oscilloscope & Logic Analyzer Usage

Software

C/C++

Python

Embedded Linux

RTOS

Bootloaders

BSP

Device Drivers

Firmware Development

JTAG / GDB / Lauterbach Debugging

Automotive

CAN/CAN-FD

LIN

Automotive Ethernet

Functional Safety (ISO 26262)

Automotive Cybersecurity (ISO/SAE 2143

AUTOSAR (Preferred)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electronics Engineering

Related Engineering Discipline

Tools

RTL

UVM

SystemVerilog

Silicon characterization

GDB

Lauterbach

Job description

Job Description:

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Automotive SoC Post-Silicon System Validation Engineer with strong expertise in hardware validation, embedded software, silicon bring-up, board-level debugging, and automotive system validation. The candidate will be responsible for validating complex Automotive SoC platforms, developing system-level validation strategies, debugging hardware and software interactions, and driving root-cause analysis across silicon, firmware, and board environments. The role requires hands-on experience with automotive interfaces, embedded Linux/RTOS environments, and test automation.

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in Post-Silicon Validation, SoC Validation, Embedded Systems, or System Validation.
• Experience in complex SoC bring-up and system-level validation.
• Strong hardware and embedded software debugging experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Post-Silicon Validation & Bring-Up
• Perform post-silicon bring-up and validation of Automotive SoCs.
• Develop validation plans, test procedures, and regression strategies.
• Validate CPU, memory, interconnect, peripherals, security, functional safety, power management, and clocking subsystems.
• Execute feature, performance, stress, and corner-case validation.
• Support silicon characterization and product readiness activities.
• Hardware Debug & Lab Validation
• Perform board-level debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, JTAG debuggers, and power analyzers.
• Debug DDR, boot, clocks, resets, power sequencing, and peripheral interfaces.
• Work with hardware teams to isolate silicon, board, and system-level issues.
• Embedded Software & Firmware Validation
• Develop validation applications using C/C++.
• Validate bootloaders, BSPs, device drivers, firmware, RTOS, and Embedded Linux environments.
• Develop automation frameworks using Python and Shell scripting.
• Debug hardware-software integration issues.
• Automotive Interface Validation
• Validate CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, PCIe, USB, UART, SPI, I2C, DDR/LPDDR, and networking protocols.
• Support ECU, MCU, ADAS, Cockpit, Gateway, and Domain Controller validation activities.
• Support Functional Safety (ISO 26262) and Automotive Cybersecurity requirements.
• Root Cause Analysis
• Investigate and debug system-level failures.
• Differentiate silicon issues from RTL, firmware, software, and board-related issues.
• Work closely with Design, Verification, DFT, Firmware, Software, and System Engineering teams.
• Generate debug reports and drive issue closure.

Required Skills

• Hardware
• SoC Architecture
• ARM Processors
• DDR/LPDDR
• Clock & Reset Architecture
• Power Management
• Board Bring-Up
• Silicon Debug
• Oscilloscope & Logic Analyzer Usage
• Software
• C/C++
• Python
• Embedded Linux
• RTOS
• Bootloaders
• BSP
• Device Drivers
• Firmware Development
• JTAG / GDB / Lauterbach Debugging
• Automotive
• CAN/CAN-FD
• LIN
• Automotive Ethernet
• Functional Safety (ISO 26262)
• Automotive Cybersecurity (ISO/SAE 21434)
• AUTOSAR (Preferred)

Education

• Bachelor's Or Master's Degree In
• Electronics Engineering
• Related Engineering Discipline

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Automotive SoCs, Automotive MCUs, ADAS, Cockpit, or Gateway SoCs.
• Experience with Renesas, NXP, Infineon, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of RTL, UVM, and SystemVerilog.
• Experience with silicon characterization.
• Experience working with global engineering teams

Work Experience

• Hardware
• SoC Architecture
• ARM Processors
• DDR/LPDDR
• Clock & Reset Architecture
• Power Management
• Board Bring-Up
• Silicon Debug
• Oscilloscope & Logic Analyzer Usage
• Software
• C/C++
• Python
• Embedded Linux
• RTOS
• Bootloaders
• BSP
• Device Drivers
• Firmware Development
• JTAG / GDB / Lauterbach Debugging
• Automotive
• CAN/CAN-FD
• LIN
• Automotive Ethernet
• Functional Safety (ISO 26262)
• Automotive Cybersecurity (ISO/SAE 21434)