Silicon Validation Director/Manager
On-siteHyderabad, Telangana, India
Job Summary
Lead pre- and post-silicon validation for complex SoCs integrating PCIe Gen 4/5/6, CXL, DDR5, RISC-V, and Caliptra Root of Trust subsystems. Drive silicon bring-up from power-on through full functional validation, characterization, and compliance testing against industry standards. Define test infrastructure architecture, including board-level environments and lab automation frameworks, while developing comprehensive validation plans and coverage matrices. Lead deep-dive debugging of multi-layer failures using protocol analyzers and oscilloscopes, authoring detailed bug reports and failure analysis documents. Mentor a team of validation engineers, set technical direction, and foster engineering rigor across RTL, firmware, and hardware domains. Collaborate closely with design, architecture, and system teams to ensure seamless hand-off and robust production readiness.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- 18+ years of hands-on silicon validation or hardware validation engineering experience
- at least 6 years in a Manager/Lead or staff-level role
- Deep expertise in PCIe (Gen 4/5/6): protocol-level knowledge, compliance testing, physical layer characterization, and debug
- Strong hands-on experience with CXL (1.1 / 2.0 / 3.0): memory semantic protocols, device types (Type 1/2/3), coherency mechanisms, and interoperability testing
- Extensive experience validating DDR5 memory subsystems: timing margins, signal integrity, JEDEC compliance, and RAS features
- Solid experience with RISC-V processor bring-up, ISA compliance validation, and core/cluster debug using JTAG and hardware debug probes
- Hands-on experience with Memory Fabric architectures: bandwidth/latency characterization, coherency validation, and fabric stress testing
- Experience validating PCIe Switch silicon: multi-port topologies, QoS, hot-plug, and error-handling scenarios
- Experience with Caliptra Root of Trust or equivalent security subsystem validation: secure boot, firmware attestation, cryptographic engine verification, and DICE/RoT compliance
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