Senior Digital SoC Validation Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors in Austin, TX seeks a Digital SoC Validation Engineer to drive pre-silicon emulation and silicon validation. You will build test plans, port content, and debug across emulation and silicon, collaborating with design, firmware, software and product teams to ensure quality silicon releases.

The role requires strong C/Python scripting, ARM-based systems experience, and lab debugging skills. Join a cross-functional team focusing on automotive, industrial, networking, and IoT

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in SoC validation, emulation / silicon validation.
• Strong understanding of digital design fundamentals, computer architecture, and SoC architectures.
• Experience with embedded ARM-based systems.
• Knowledge of hardware debugging techniques and lab equipment.
• Experience with C programming language.
• Knowledge of ARM assembly language.
• Experience with Linux environment.
• Proficiency in Python, Perl, or Shell scripting.
• Experience with interfaces and protocols (PCIe, USB, Ethernet, CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, MIPI).
• Familiarity with FPGA prototyping and board-level validation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop validation plans for digital SoC subsystems and full-chip functionality from design specifications.
• Develop and/or port validation content at IP, subsystem, and/or SoC level features/interfaces.
• Bring-up, execute, and debug validation tests on pre-silicon emulation and actual silicon.
• Characterize and debug silicon devices under process, voltage, and temperature variations.
• Design and develop validation environments, test frameworks, and automation scripts.
• Debug silicon issues using lab equipment (osilloscope, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, JTAG).
• Analyze failures and work with teams for root cause and corrective actions.
• Validate high-speed interfaces and industry-standard protocols (PCIe, USB, Ethernet, CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, MIPI).
• Develop Python, Perl, Shell, or C/C++ automation to improve efficiency.
• Review architecture and verification results to ensure coverage.
• Support product qualification, reliability testing, and customer issue resolution.
• Generate validation reports and communicate findings to stakeholders.

Skills

SoC validation

Emulation/Silicon

ARM-based systems

Python

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

ARM toolchain

Python

C/C++

Shell scripting

FPGA prototyping

Job description

NXP Semiconductors in Austin, TX seeks a Digital SoC Validation Engineer to drive pre-silicon emulation and silicon validation. You will build test plans, port content, and debug across emulation and silicon, collaborating with design, firmware, software and product teams to ensure quality silicon releases.

The role requires strong C/Python scripting, ARM-based systems experience, and lab debugging skills. Join a cross-functional team focusing on automotive, industrial, networking, and IoT