PCIe QA Engineer

Broadcom Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

401(K) with company match

ESPP

EAP

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave & vacation

Job summary

Broadcom Inc. is seeking a focused test engineer to validate our PCIe switch solutions. You will design test scenarios, execute tests, and collaborate across multi-site teams to ensure product quality and performance. A strong grasp of PCIe Gen3+ and hands-on Python scripting is required.

The role emphasizes system-level PCIe understanding, test automation, and the ability to prioritize multiple releases while maintaining rigorous documentation and traceability.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters in Engineering with at least 2 years of hands-on test experience.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Clear communication and self-starting mindset.
• Experience with PCIe testing including Config Space, Link training, AER/DPC, and related areas.
• Automation scripting in Python for network/system testing.

Responsibilities

• Create and review test scenarios, cases, and automation reviews for design and specs.
• Execute tests and collaborate with multi-site teams.
• Review documentation to ensure accurate product functionality.
• Prioritize and manage multiple tasks, projects, and releases.

Skills

PCIe testing

Python scripting

Test automation

Networking protocols

RoCE/RDMA

GPU/AI/ML concepts

NVMe knowledge

Electronics/system-level

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Tools

PCIe analyzers

Medusa tools

NVMe tools

Job description

Job Description: Seeking a highly focused and motivated test engineer in our software team responsible for comprehensively testing our PCIE switch solution. This role involves holistic validation of PCIe switch functionality, performance, and compliance across various configurations and use cases. The candidate should have an understanding of PCIe protocol - Gen3 & above, a system-level understanding of PCI-E-based designs, and hands-on experience in Python programming. Good understanding of AI/ML clusters, Deep learning models, and GPU Micro benchmarks is a plus.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Creation and review of Test scenarios, Test cases, and Test Automation Reviews of design and functional specifications created by the development team to understand product functionality.
• Execute test activities and work closely with multi-site team of developers and testers.
• Review User Documentation to ensure it clearly documents product functionality.
• Prioritize and manage multiple, parallel tasks, projects & releases.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors/Masters of Engineering with a minimum of 2 years of hands-on test experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills & debugging skills.
• Possess excellent communication skills and need to be a critical thinker and a self-starting.
• Possess a strong "break feature mentality".
• Possess a strong engineering mindset to develop thorough test cases.
• Strong PCIE Experience testing with a good understanding of the following areas: PCIe Config Space, Link Training, ACS, Hotplug, Virtualization, P2P, BMC interaction, AER/DPC, Backplanes.
• Experience in utilizing automation scripts in Python – primarily network and system-level programming using Python.
• Having experience with AMD/NVIDIA GPUs, Communication Collectives - RCCL/NCCL & libraries - RoCM/CUDA is a plus.
• Having experience with NVMe drives and storage tools for stress generation is a plus.
• Having experience with pcie test equipment – Protocol/PCIe Analyzers, Protocol Jammers, Load Generators (Medusa tools) is a plus.
• Having Networking experience with protocol testing & validation.
• Experience with L2/L3 protocols especially RoCE( RDMA over Converged Ethernet ) protocol & use cases in AI/ML, HPC cluster is a plus.
• Having Knowledge of deep learning models - NLP, LLMs, Recommendations, Image Classification is a plus.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is USD 82,500.00 To USD 132,000.00 As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and the opportunity to receive not only a competitive new hire equity grant, but also annual equity awards, connecting your success directly to the company’s growth. All subject to relevant plan documents and award agreements.

• Medical, dental and vision plans.
• 401(K) participation including company matching.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• company paid holidays.
• paid sick leave and vacation time.

The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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