Sr staff-Post Silicon System validation/Functional validation lead(SOC

Role & responsibilities

Lead post-silicon system and functional validation of complex SoCs/MCUs.

• Develop and own validation plans, test strategies, and feature coverage

matrices aligned with architecture and design specifications.

• Work closely with architecture, design, verification, firmware, and product

teams to identify validation scope and execution path.

• Set up bring-up environments on evaluation boards, FPGA/emulation

platforms, and validation platforms.

• Validate system functionality (boot, interfaces, power management, interrupts,

etc.) under various stress, corner, and performance scenarios.

• Develop test content, diagnostic tools, automation scripts, and custom

firmware to exercise system features.

• Drive silicon debug, root cause analysis, and collaborate on corrective actions

with design and DFT teams.

• Analyze test logs and data, track bugs, and drive closure through structured

validation cycles.

• Lead a team of validation engineers, assign tasks, and manage deliverables

for tape-out schedules or customer milestones.

• Prepare validation reports, functional coverage summaries, and risk

assessments for tape-out or production release.

Preferred candidate profile

10+ years of experience in post-silicon validation, system validation, or

embedded SoC bring-up.

• Strong understanding of SoC architecture, ARM cores (A/M

series), peripherals, power/clock/reset, and low-power design

techniques.

• Experience validating high-speed interfaces (e.g., DDR, USB, PCIe, MIPI,

Ethernet) and standard protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, etc.).

• Proficiency in C/C++ or embedded programming for firmware development

and test automation.

• Hands-on experience with lab tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power

analyzers, thermal sensors).

• Familiarity with validation frameworks, debug utilities (JTAG, Lauterbach,

OpenOCD), and issue tracking systems (JIRA, Bugzilla).

• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.