Typical Day in the Role
- Purpose of the Team: The purpose of this team is to post silicon validation manufactured through their lab and writing the validation.
- Key projects: This role will contribute to We are looking for a talented and motivated Silicon Validation Engineer to join our team. You will be responsible for validating the functionality and performance of our cutting-edge chip designs. You will work closely with the design, verification, and software teams to develop test plans, execute tests, debug issues, and report results. You will also contribute to the improvement of our validation methodologies and tools.
- Typical task breakdown and operating rhythm: The role will consist of:
- Own post-silicon validation of one of the following areas electrical/analog, or power/performance.
- Define, guide, and contribute to the implementation of silicon debug tools and capabilities.
- Become an expert on the overall architecture, implementation of complex power delivery /features/flows and their interactions with other parts of the SoC, with the platform, and with software.
- Develop validation strategy, requirements, environments, tools, and methodologies including debug board and hardware/software requirements.
- Apply your knowledge of validation principles and techniques and your judgement to write test plans and implement them by developing test content, scripts, tools and other validation collateral.
- Execute content in post-silicon, triage and debug failures
Compelling Story & Candidate Value Proposition
- What makes this role interesting? - This role provides the opportunity to work on new an upcoming projects.
- Unique Selling Points: Working on a first of time product for Microsoft, working with a collaborative team and growing team
Candidate Requirements
- Years of Experience Required: 5+ years of experience in silicon validation, testing, or debugging.
- Degrees or certifications required: A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related degree.
- Disqualifiers: Candidates not local to the role will not be eligible for the role.
- Best vs. Average: The ideal resume would contain power delivery validation experience.
- Performance Indicators: Performance will be assessed based on quality of work and deadlines.
Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience
1. Minimum 5 years experience with Computer architecture knowledge and power delivery validation experience
2. Minimum 5 years experience with Silicon Validation/ verification/ testing
3. Minimum 5 years experience with Basic scripting knowledge, python
Hard Skills Assessments
- Expected Dates that Hard Skills Assessments will be scheduled: ASAP
- Hard Skills Assessment Process: The assessment process will include 1 assessments
- Please state on resume if candidate it local to the role.
Responsibilities:
- Own post-silicon validation of one of the following areas electrical/analog, or power/performance.
- Define, guide, and contribute to the implementation of silicon debug tools and capabilities.
- Become an expert on the overall architecture, implementation of complex power delivery /features/flows and their interactions with other parts of the SoC, with the platform, and with software.
- Develop validation strategy, requirements, environments, tools, and methodologies including debug board and hardware/software requirements.
- Apply your knowledge of validation principles and techniques and your judgement to write test plans and implement them by developing test content, scripts, tools and other validation collateral.
- Execute content in post-silicon, triage and debug failures
Requirements:
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related degree.
- At least 5+ years of experience.
- Applied understanding of Computer Architecture and CPU/SoC validation principles, including: Understanding of SoC power delivery, subsystem, SoC system level, and platform level functionality and writing scripts/software with industry standard languages like Python or C/C++.
Additional Preferred Requirements:
Proficient communication, collaboration and teamwork skills and ability to lead, grow, and contribute to diverse and inclusive teams.
Demonstrated validation expertise in one or more of the following:
Validation of:
- Electrical: Serdes, IO, SOC power delivery and VR optimization
- Power and Performance
- Automation, Content Creation, or Tools/Scripts Development
