Platform Validation Engineer

Arm; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor to lead full-cycle recruitment for innovative engineering roles. This dynamic position involves collaborating with diverse teams to attract top talent in the rapidly evolving tech landscape. You'll leverage your expertise in validation and troubleshooting to enhance the hiring process, ensuring the best candidates are selected to drive the future of computing. Join a forward-thinking company committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce, where your contributions will shape the next generation of technology solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in validation and troubleshooting data center servers.
• Experience with GPU, SoC architecture, and microprocessor cores.
• Proficient in creating test cases using C, C++, and Python.

Responsibilities

• Conduct hardware platform testing and develop system-level tests.
• Debug and resolve hardware issues during bringup and beyond.
• Collaborate with validation teams to enable testing on platforms.

Skills

Debugging and root-cause analysis

C programming

C++ programming

Python scripting

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Agile and DevOps practices

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Linux

Windows OS

Debuggers

Logic analyzers

Job description

Human Resource Business Partner- Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor

Experienced full-cycle recruitment professional with a track record of building...

This is a contract role, 6-12 months. Candidate must be able to work hybrid in our Austin, Texas office.

Here at Arm, we are building the Future of Computing. Together. For Everyone. This is a technical engineering role based in the US and part of the rapidly growing Arm Infrastructure Line of Business. Our Neoverse cores are leading a technology disruption! We need a Senior Platform Validation Engineer to work in the Infrastructure Line of Business with stakeholders from different groups including but not limited to Arm Solution Engineering, Central Engineering, Infrastructure LOB partners and support the growing demand for Neoverse CSS in the Cloud and Datacenter. You will be an individual contributor engaging and collaborating with internal and external partners to enable and support Arm Infrastructure hardware software ecosystem. Join us as we deliver solutions across Cloud, Enterprise, Edge, 5G, and Networking segments!

Responsibilities:

1. Hardware platform testing, pre and post-silicon validations, methodologies and tools for bringup and beyond, debugging particularly SoC peripherals.
2. Develop and implement system level tests for SoC and peripherals, hardware system testing, reporting progress and issues, and conducting operating system tests with a deep understanding of Kernel concepts and internals (Processor, Memory Management, Virtualization, Scheduling, Networking, Security, etc.).
3. Excel in debugging system and silicon issues using scopes, logic-analyzers, debuggers, and other advanced debug techniques. Debug and resolve hardware issues during the bringup and beyond.
4. Develop and enable system-level stress workloads on Linux/distros for various Arm-based Infrastructure devices.
5. Maintain scalability and deployment of production firmware, validation OS and test suite for device screening process.
6. PCIe/ CXL and DDR interfaces with endpoint hardware validation including but not limited to DRAM, SSDs, NICs, DPUs, and GPUs. Driver development for endpoint hardware for various systems and configurations.
7. Implement and build up system processes to package, maintain and deploy validation test suites to qualify and enable validation and OCP reference and other enterprise platforms.
8. Collaborate with post-silicon validation team and others to engage in debug and test enablement on validation and reference platforms.
9. Listen to different perspectives, evaluate, persuade, and carefully craft your work to deliver impactful results.

Required Skills and Experience:

1. A degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
2. 5+ years of experience focusing on validation, configuring, tuning, and troubleshooting data center/enterprise servers.
3. Experience with GPU, SoC architecture, microprocessor cores, x86 platform architecture, AI/HPC platform architecture is highly desired.
4. Demonstrated experience as a Firmware Engineer, Hardware Test Engineer, or similar role.
5. Proficient in creating new test cases using programming languages such as C, C++, assembly, Python, and scripting languages; capable of manual and automated test case execution.
6. Strong skills in debugging and root-cause analysis of silicon issues. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
7. Proven time-management skills to prioritize and accomplish tasks with excellent verbal and written communication.
8. Ability to build positive relationships founded on mutual trust, respect, open communication, and sharing of success.
9. Familiar with Agile and DevOps practices, including CI, CD, and CT.
10. Knowledge of the Arm SystemReady compliance program.
11. Experience with Arm system architecture specifications, such as BBR, BSA, SBSA, and SBMR.
12. Familiarity with industry standards such as UEFI, DMTF, OCP, OPI, DDR, PCIe, CXL, and UCIe.
13. Experience with installing and debugging Linux and/or Windows OS for Cloud and Datacenter solutions.
14. Knowledge or experience with Cloud and Datacenter infrastructure and software solutions.
15. AI/HPC software stacks, ROCm, TensorFlow, or Pytorch experience is a plus for AI applications.