Silicon Bring-Up & Validation Engineer for SoCs

Lyte AI; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive equity

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible vacation policy

Cross-functional team environment

Job summary

Lyte AI, Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a hands-on Validation Engineer to bring custom silicon devices from power-on to production readiness. You’ll collaborate with analog, logic, and package design teams to validate performance and reliability.

You will lead silicon bring-up, create structured test plans, and build automated Python test infra for high-throughput characterization, tackling complex mixed-signal challenges.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 5+ years of experience.
• Hands-on chip or system bringup and validation experience.
• Proficiency in Python for test automation and data analysis.
• Experience validating high-speed serial interfaces.
• Understanding of analog fundamentals: signal integrity, transmission lines, feedback theory, and voltage/current testing.
• Knowledge of frequency-domain and time-domain measurements.
• Strong analog circuit knowledge: bias networks, LDOs, PLLs, ADCs/DACs, and mixed-signal interfaces.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics, layout files, and datasheet specifications.
• SOC circuitry: DMA, Cache, DDR, SRAM, IPC, Timers / PTP, OTP.
• Hands on experience with Digital comms: SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, CAN, SWD, JTAG.

Responsibilities

• Lead silicon bring up for new tape-outs from initial power-on through functional validation.
• Develop and execute structured test plans covering functional and performance validation.
• Characterize analog and digital circuit behavior against product specifications.
• Build automated test infrastructure using Python for high-throughput characterization.
• Debug complex mixed-signal devices using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
• Validate high-speed interfaces including signal integrity analysis.
• Root-cause issues and distinguish design vs. process vs. board-level failures.

Skills

Chip bringup

Python test automation

High-speed interfaces

Signal integrity

Analog/digital measurements

Schematic/datasheet reading

SOC circuitry basics

Digital comms: SPI/I2C/UART

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Protocol analyzers

Job description

Lyte AI, Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a hands-on Validation Engineer to bring custom silicon devices from power-on to production readiness. You’ll collaborate with analog, logic, and package design teams to validate performance and reliability.

You will lead silicon bring-up, create structured test plans, and build automated Python test infra for high-throughput characterization, tackling complex mixed-signal challenges.