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Post-Silicon Validation Engineer, New Grad
SambaNova Systems · San Jose, CA · Posted 9 days ago
Bring up and stress-test brand-new RDU silicon in the lab, debugging PCIe, Ethernet, and HBM issues from silicon through firmware as a new grad.
The Post-Silicon Validation team brings up, debugs, and validates the high-speed IO and memory subsystems in SambaNova systems. We characterize and stress test silicon, root-cause issues across silicon, board, and software, and build our own debug tools and automation.
As a new grad Post-Silicon Validation Engineer, you'll test new RDU silicon in the lab. You'll run characterization and stress tests on interfaces like PCIe, Ethernet, and HBM, write Python scripts to automate testing and analyze results, and help debug issues with the design, firmware, and system teams.
- Run functional, characterization, stress, and performance tests on high-speed IO and memory subsystems
- Write scripts to automate validation, debug, and data analysis
- Help debug issues across silicon, board, and software with design, firmware, and system teams
- Use lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers to diagnose failures
- Support bring-up of new silicon and systems
- Feed findings back to pre-silicon verification to improve coverage
Required Qualifications
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- Coursework or project experience in digital design, computer architecture, or high-speed interfaces
- Scripting experience in Python or bash
- Strong analytical and data analysis skills
Preferred Qualifications
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- Familiarity with PCIe, Ethernet, HBM, CXL, or UCIe
- Hands-on lab experience with oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, or BERTs
- Familiarity with SerDes concepts
- Ability to read and debug C/C++
- Internship experience in validation, bring-up, or hardware test
Base Pay Range $120,000 — $150,000 USD
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