Senior Post-Silicon Validation Engineer*

ETHOS SEARCH ASSOCIATES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

ETHOS SEARCH ASSOCIATES PTE. LTD. is seeking a qualified engineer for a 1-year contract based at Changi Business Park, Singapore.

The role focuses on silicon serdes design, characterization, and validation, with emphasis on high-speed I/O interfaces and protocol compliance testing. The successful candidate will perform bench work, verify silicon functionality, optimize performance, and debug issues, using Python, C/C++, and TCL for firmware development and test automation, while leveraging lab

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering.
• 2+ years in high-speed Serdes design/validation.
• Knowledge of PCIe, JESD, IEEE802.3 interconnect standards.
• Proficient in Python, C/C++, TCL for firmware and test automation.
• Experience with lab equipment (BERT, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, PNA/VNA).

Responsibilities

• Bench characterize and validate silicon/IP.
• Verify silicon function, optimize performance, bring-up.
• Debug and resolve silicon issues.
• Perform protocol compliance tests focusing on high-speed I/O.

Skills

Serdes design

Python

C/C++

TCL

Test automation

Lab equipment

Education

Bachelors/Masters in Engineering

Tools

ADS

MATLAB

Oscilloscopes

Job description

This will be a 1-year contract position based in Changi Business Park

Responsibilities

• bench characterization and validation of Silicon/ IP
• silicon function verification, performance optimization and silicon bring up
• Debugging and resolving silicon issues
• Protocol compliance tests with a focus on high speed I/O

Requirements

• Bachelors/Masters degree in Engineering
• Minimum 2 years of experience in high speed I/O Serdes design/ validation, pre/ post-silicon verification
• Knowledge of interconnect standard (PCIe, JESD, IEEE802.3)
• Understands coding languages such as Python, C/C++, TCL for firmware development, test methodology development and test automation
• Experience with typical lab equipment such as BERT, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, PNA/VNA
• Advantageous to have experience in system level serial link analysis and simulation, system performance optimization using tools such as Python, Matlab, ADS.