Lead Post-Silicon Validation for High-Power SoCs

K2 Space Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Equity in company

Job summary

K2 Space Corporation in Los Angeles is seeking a hands-on Senior Post-Silicon Validation Engineer to own silicon bring-up, characterization, and system-level validation of complex mixed-signal SoCs for product integration.

You will define the validation strategy, build test capability from the ground up, and lead execution from first silicon through product readiness, collaborating with RF/analog, DSP, FPGA, firmware, RTL, and systems teams.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in post-silicon validation, SoC bring-up, silicon characterization, or related experience.
• Hands-on experience bringing up complex mixed-signal SoCs/ASICs and transitioning silicon into product/system integration.
• Hands-on experience with lab test equipment: oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, vector signal generators, network analyzers, logic analyzers, power supplies and RF/mixed-signal instrumentation.
• Strong Python/scripting skills for lab automation, data analysis, and instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Own post-silicon validation strategy, test planning, execution, coverage, and sign-off.
• Lead first silicon bring-up across power, clocks, debug interfaces, processor/memory subsystems, peripherals, and high-speed interfaces.
• Define and execute validation strategy and readiness criteria for product integration.
• Own system-level test planning and execution including functional, performance, stress, and corner-case testing.
• Help build the test and validation lab from the ground up with automation and regression environments.
• Collaborate with RF/analog and mixed-signal designers on characterization of RF chains, PLLs, ADCs/DACs, clocking, and power.
• Work with systems/DSP teams to validate DSP/calibration algorithms and correlate with models.
• Partner with FPGA, firmware, RTL/DV, hardware, and systems teams to accelerate bring-up and drive end-to-end validation.
• Drive cross-functional debug across silicon, firmware, RTL, package, board, and system boundaries.
• Build reusable automation for instrumentation control, data collection, analysis, regression and reporting.
• Drive silicon issues from discovery through root cause and resolution.

Skills

post-silicon validation

SoC bring-up

silicon characterization

lab automation

Python scripting

embedded C/C++

RF/mixed-signal knowledge

hardware/software debug

systems collaboration

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum/Signal Analyzers

Vector signal generators

Network analyzers

Logic analyzers

Job description

K2 Space Corporation in Los Angeles is seeking a hands-on Senior Post-Silicon Validation Engineer to own silicon bring-up, characterization, and system-level validation of complex mixed-signal SoCs for product integration.

You will define the validation strategy, build test capability from the ground up, and lead execution from first silicon through product readiness, collaborating with RF/analog, DSP, FPGA, firmware, RTL, and systems teams.