Principal Post-Silicon Validation Engineer - IO & Memory

SambaNova Systems; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & Vision coverage

HSA with employer contributions

Job summary

SambaNova Systems is seeking a Principal Engineer to own post-silicon bring-up, debug, and validation of high-speed IO and memory subsystems within the DataScale platform. This hands-on role requires deep expertise across silicon, board, and software, to drive issues to root cause from first silicon through field deployment.

You will lead system-level debugging, mentor teams, and build automation to scale validation across programs, ensuring timely product releases and robust performance at

Qualifications

• MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 7+ years in post-silicon validation or system bring-up.
• Experience with high-speed IO/memory protocols (PCIe, Ethernet, HBM, CXL, UCIe).
• Ability to lead cross-functional debug to root cause and closure.
• Strong data analysis and test development skills.
• Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting.
• Clear communicator with collaborative problem-solving approach.

Responsibilities

• Own post-silicon bring-up and validation of high-speed IO and memory subsystems across silicon, board, and software.
• Establish power-on readiness, including debug infrastructure and tooling.
• Lead system-level debug to root-cause complex issues spanning multiple layers.
• Drive issue resolution with design, firmware, verification, and system teams.
• Collaborate with system and customer engineers on validation and deployment.
• Own validation sign-off for product releases against stability and performance targets.
• Review SoC and board designs for post-silicon considerations.
• Contribute to pre-silicon verification to improve bring-up efficiency.
• Build scripts and tooling to automate validation and data analysis.
• Advance post-silicon validation methodology and test coverage.

Skills

Cross-functional debugging

Python scripting

Bash scripting

System bring-up

Data analysis

Education

MS in Electrical Engineering / CS

Tools

PCIe

Ethernet

HBM

CXL/UCIe

Job description

SambaNova Systems is seeking a Principal Engineer to own post-silicon bring-up, debug, and validation of high-speed IO and memory subsystems within the DataScale platform. This hands-on role requires deep expertise across silicon, board, and software, to drive issues to root cause from first silicon through field deployment.

You will lead system-level debugging, mentor teams, and build automation to scale validation across programs, ensuring timely product releases and robust performance at