Principal TPIP/HSIO Engineer

Arm; San Diego (CA); Híbrido; USD 263.000 - 355.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Arm seeks a Principal TPIP Quality Engineer to own pre-silicon HSIO quality for DDR, PCIe and related interfaces. You will partner with IP vendors, integration and architecture teams to ensure DFX targets are met from simulation through silicon.

You will lead post-silicon characterization, drive metric closures, and coordinate across TPIP councils to harmonize test architectures and vendor deliverables for multiple SOC programs.

Formación

• 10+ years in high-speed interface design, validation, or bring-up (DDR/PCIe/SerDes).
• Proven post-silicon characterization experience and correlation with pre-silicon sim.
• Strong scripting skills in Python and TCL for data parsing and automation.
• Excellent communication to drive technical discussions across vendors and teams.

Responsabilidades

• Lead pre-silicon quality engineering for HSIO blocks (DDR, PCIe, eUSB, D2D) with vendors and internal teams.
• Drive closure on DFX metrics: test coverage, margin analysis, stuck-at/scan coverage, clock-domain checks.
• Develop silicon-to-simulation correlation methodologies and analyze BER, eye diagrams, and BIST logs.
• Chair DDR and PCIe TPIP Councils and coordinate with Architecture, Integration, Validation, and SIPI teams.

Conocimientos

High-speed interface design

Post-silicon characterization

Python scripting

TCL scripting

Cross-functional communication

Educación

Electrical Engineering degree

Descripción del empleo

Job ID 2026-19806 Date posted 29/10/2026 Location San Jose, California; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; San Diego, California Category Quality

Job Overview

As a Principal TPIP Quality Engineer you’ll be the go‑to expert for pre‑silicon quality of our high‑speed I/O (HSIO) subsystems. You’ll initially work on DDR, PCIe, eUSB, then drive quality across upcoming SOCs by partnering with TPIP vendors, integration teams, and architects to ensure our DFX targets are met from simulation through silicon.

Responsibilities

Pre‑Silicon Quality Engineering

• Collaborate with IP vendors and internal integration/architecture/DV/DFT/PTE teams to achieve high silicon quality performance for HSIO blocks: DDR, PCIe, eUSB, D2D, etc.
• Drive closure on DFX metrics (test coverage, margin analysis, stuck‑at/scan coverage, clock‑domain checks).

Silicon‑to‑Simulation Correlation

• Help develop and maintain methodologies to validate that silicon behavior matches pre‑silicon estimates.
• Analyze silicon measurements (eye‑diagrams, BER, BIST logs) and correlate back to design and simulation data.

TPIP Council Leadership

• Chair the DDR and PCIe TPIP Councils to harmonize quality criteria, test architectures, and vendor deliverables across projects.
• Partner closely with Architecture, Integration, Validation, Package, and SIPI teams to anticipate integration challenges.

Required Skills And Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years experience in high‑speed interface design, validation, or bring‑up (DDR, PCIe, SerDes).
• Proven track record in post‑silicon characterization (BER, margining) and correlating with pre‑silicon simulations.
• Strong scripting skills (Python, TCL) for data parsing, test automation, and result visualization.
• Excellent communication skills: able to drive technical discussions across vendors and internal teams.

Please note that no relocation package is available for this role.

Salary Range

$262,700-$355,400 per year

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