Silicon Enablement Engineer

Introduction

The Post-Silicon Enablement team plays a critical role in the silicon productization lifecyclefrom early architecture and design engagement to pre-silicon validation, bring-up, and post-silicon characterization. By collaborating closely with design teams early in the process, we ensure that quality, testability, and debuggability are built into the silicon from the ground up.We work closely with design, verification, and validation tool development teams to define and execute comprehensive pre- and post-silicon test plans. Our mission is to root-cause, resolve, and remediate silicon issues efficiently and effectively.

Key Responsibilities

Your role and responsibilities

• Develop and maintain prototyping environments, verification frameworks, and reusable infrastructure to support seamless transition from pre-silicon to post-silicon validation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Architecture, Design, Verification, and Partner teams to drive project execution and influence future silicon designs.
• Participate in silicon bring-up activities and develop verification firmware to support silicon bring up, validation and debug efforts.
• Create detailed test plans, develop C-based tests, and develop validation infrastructure to validate complex microprocessor designs.
• Execute tests, debug failures, and develop stress and performance scenarios to meet validation goals.
• Continuously innovate and enhance validation methodologies and tools to improve efficiency and coverage.
  

Preferred Education

Master's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Bachelor's degree (BE/B.Tech) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in microprocessor verification or validation (pre- or post-silicon), with a strong track record in building test infrastructure and automation.
• Proficiency in Python and C/C++.
• Solid understanding of microarchitecture (x86 or other architectures), technical debug and validation strategy