Senior SoC Post-Silicon Validation Lead

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

K2 Space in Seattle is seeking a hands-on Senior Post-Silicon Validation Engineer to own silicon bring-up, characterization, and system-level validation of complex mixed-signal SoCs. You will define validation strategy, build the test capability from the ground up, and lead execution from first silicon through product readiness.

You will collaborate with RF/analog, DSP, FPGA, firmware, RTL/DV, hardware, and systems teams in a fast-paced environment to accelerate bring-up and ensure robust

Qualifications

• 5+ years of post-silicon validation, SoC bring-up, or related experience.
• Hands-on experience with complex mixed-signal SoCs/ASICs.
• Experience bringing up silicon and transitioning to product integration.

Responsibilities

• Own post-silicon validation strategy, test planning, execution, coverage, and sign-off.
• Lead first silicon bring-up across power, clocks, debug interfaces, processors, memory subsystems, peripherals, and high-speed interfaces.
• Define and execute validation strategy and readiness criteria for product integration.
• Own system-level test planning and execution including functional, performance, stress, and corner-case testing.
• Help build the test/validation lab with equipment, infrastructure, and automated environments.
• Collaborate with RF/analog and mixed-signal designers on characterization of RF chains, PLLs, ADCs/DACs, clocking, and power.
• Work with systems/DSP teams to validate DSP/calibration algorithms and correlate with models.
• Partner with FPGA, firmware, RTL/DV, hardware, and systems teams to accelerate silicon bring-up and product integration.
• Drive cross-functional debug across silicon, firmware, RTL, package, board, and system boundaries.
• Build reusable automation for instrumentation control, data collection, analysis, regression, and reporting.
• Drive silicon issues from discovery to root cause and resolution.

Skills

Post-silicon validation

Python scripting

Lab debugging

C/C++ programming

RF/mixed-signal knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS/MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Vector signal generators

Logic analyzers

Network analyzers

Power supplies

Job description

K2 Space in Seattle is seeking a hands-on Senior Post-Silicon Validation Engineer to own silicon bring-up, characterization, and system-level validation of complex mixed-signal SoCs. You will define validation strategy, build the test capability from the ground up, and lead execution from first silicon through product readiness.

You will collaborate with RF/analog, DSP, FPGA, firmware, RTL/DV, hardware, and systems teams in a fast-paced environment to accelerate bring-up and ensure robust