PCIe QA Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Equity grants & awards

Comprehensive benefits including 401(k

Job summary

Broadcom in San Jose seeks a focused test engineer for our PCIe switch software suite. You will design test scenarios, automate tests, and validate functionality across configurations.

You will collaborate with multi-site teams, review specs, and ensure clear documentation. A strong Python background and knowledge of PCIe Gen3+ and AI/ML contexts is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering with at least 2 years hands-on test experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication, self-starter with a break feature mentality.
• Solid engineering mindset to develop thorough test cases.
• Strong PCIE experience with testing and system-level programming in Python.

Responsibilities

• Create and review test scenarios, test cases, and test automation.
• Review design and functional specs to understand product functionality.
• Execute test activities with a multi-site team of developers and testers.
• Review user documentation to ensure it documents product functionality clearly.
• Prioritize and manage multiple, parallel tasks, projects & releases.

Skills

PCIe testing

Python scripting

AI/ML knowledge

GPU/ROCm/CUDA knowledge

NCCL/RCCL experience

NVMe storage testing

Network protocol testing

Education

Bachelor/Master’s in Engineering

Tools

PCIe Analyzers

Medusa Load Generators

RoCE protocol tools

CUDA/RoCM libraries

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-starter.
• 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:
• Experience in utilizingautomation 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 & validations. 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.

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: 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.