Post Silicon Validation Engineer

The Rundown AI, Inc.; Mountain View (CA); Remote; USD 181,000 - 366,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a Post Silicon Validation Engineer, who will drive the quality and reliability of their advanced AI accelerator. The role involves various validation tasks and mentoring junior engineers while working collaboratively within a dynamic team. Ideal candidates will possess strong problem-solving skills and silicon validation experience in high-speed interfaces.

Qualifications

• Experience in system marginality validation is a plus.
• Good understanding of high-speed interfaces is required.
• Laboratory experience with hands-on equipment is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Validate and optimize performance of high-speed interface designs.
• Develop software test applications for product screening.
• Conduct root cause analysis and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Silicon validation experience

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Knowledge of measurement techniques

Education

BE or ME Graduate

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

High speed scopes

Spectrum analyzers

BERTs

Job description

Post Silicon Validation Engineer

Mission:drive and yield, quality & reliability for the most advanced AI accelerator on the market.

Responsibilities & opportunities in this role:

• Bring-up & Silicon Characterization
• Validation of C2C, PCIe, CXL, DDRx, LPDDR controller/chips
• Validation of SRAM and Vmin optimization
• Scripting and test data processing to extract meaningful signals
• Develop and integrate software test applications for effective product stress and SLT screening and collaborate with software teams to evaluate system performance and HW/SW interaction under various conditions.
• SLT test time optimization, including shift right strategies STL to ATE
• Test time, DPM, & yield optimization for effective production screens
• Root cause analysis and RMA processing
• Mentor Junior Engineers when the project need arises
• Experience in Post Silicon Electrical Validation of server processors (if server processor is too specific, you can remove server)

Ideal candidates have/are:

• Silicon validation experience, preferably in the area of SERDES, DDR or high-speed interface design. BE or ME Graduate
• Experience in system marginality validation
• Good understanding of lab equipment and measurement techniques for high-speed interfaces. High speed scopes, probes, spectrum analyzers, BERTs.
• Knowledge of board and package design, signal integrity and power integrity a plus
• Knowledge of DDR trainings and memory system operation a plus
• Software proficiency for python test scripting, data handling and reporting
• Laboratory experience, including hands-on use of equipment: oscilloscope, logic analyzer, etc.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, good communication skills and ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
• Debug issues with SOC IP and boards as needed.

Attributes of a Groqster:

• Humility - Egos are checked at the door
• Collaborative & Team Savvy - We make up the smartest person in the room, together
• Growth & Giver Mindset - Learn it all versus know it all, we share knowledge generously
• Curious & Innovative - Take a creative approach to projects, problems, and design
• Passion, Grit, & Boldness - no limit thinking, fueling informed risk taking

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Compensation: At Groq, a competitive base salary is part of our comprehensive compensation package, which includes equity and benefits. For this role, the base salary range is $181,700 to $365,400, determined by your skills, qualifications, experience and internal benchmarks.

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