Senior AI Accelerator Silicon Validation Engineer

The Consensus; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision packages

Waiver credit of $500 per month for wa

Housing subsidy of $2k per month

Relocation support

Wellness benefits

Daily lunch and dinner

Unlimited compute budget

Job summary

Etched in San Jose seeks an experienced Product Engineer to lead silicon validation, test program development, and productization for our large-format AI accelerator chips. You will develop and execute test strategies from first silicon through high-volume manufacturing, partnering with cross-functional teams and external vendors to ensure production quality and cost targets.

This role is critical to achieving first-pass silicon success and seamless transitions from NPI to HVM, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5-10+ years of hands-on experience in silicon validation, product engineering, and ATE test development for advanced node semiconductors.
• Proven track record in yield optimization and DPPM reduction with quantifiable results.
• Experience with silicon characterization methodologies including Fmax/Vmin characterization and power/thermal validation.
• High-volume manufacturing test experience with demonstrated production scale results.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute silicon characterization from first silicon through production release.
• Lead test cost optimization while maintaining quality standards.
• Architect test flows balancing time, coverage, and yield learning for AI accelerator designs.
• Drive yield improvement via data-driven root cause analysis.
• Establish and track quality metrics including DPPM and test escapes.
• Perform die/package bring-ups and troubleshoot failure modes with cross-functional teams.
• Support OSAT bring-up and manage test program releases toward cost goals.
• Productize test programs for transition to high-volume manufacturing.
• Analyze field return data to identify gaps and improve screening methods.
• Drive ATE-system correlation to validate performance against specs.
• Manage relationships with test vendors, OSAT partners, and foundry partners.

Skills

Silicon validation

Product engineering

ATE test development

Data analysis(DPPM)

Scripting (Python Perl TCL)

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

JMP

Exensio

DataPower

OptimalPlus

Job description

Etched in San Jose seeks an experienced Product Engineer to lead silicon validation, test program development, and productization for our large-format AI accelerator chips. You will develop and execute test strategies from first silicon through high-volume manufacturing, partnering with cross-functional teams and external vendors to ensure production quality and cost targets.

This role is critical to achieving first-pass silicon success and seamless transitions from NPI to HVM, with