Principal ASIC/SoC Validation Lead - Photonic Fabric

Your Team, Your Impact

The Principal Validation Engineer (Lead) will own the lab validation strategy and execution for advanced ASIC/SoC products integrating CXL 3.x, HBM, DDR, PCIe, and high-speed SerDes. This role combines hands-on silicon bring-up and debug with technical leadership of validation activities, including test planning, methodology, and coordination across design, DFT, firmware, and product/test engineering. What You Can Expect

• Define overall validation strategy and test plans for ASIC/SoC devices with CXL 3.x, HBM, DDR, PCIe, and high-speed SerDes interfaces, covering functionality, performance, power, margining, and interoperability.
• Lead silicon bring-up and lab validation, including platform bring-up (boards, power, clocks, resets) and interface‑level validation for CXL/PCIe/DDR/HBM/SerDes.
• Provide technical direction to other validation engineers, including test plan reviews, debug guidance, and prioritization of tasks and issues.
• Configure and operate advanced lab equipment: high‑bandwidth oscilloscopes and probes, logic analyzers, PCIe/CXL protocol analyzers, BERTs, pattern generators, power supplies, electronic loads, and environmental chambers.
• Drive development of lab automation and data analysis infrastructure (Python, TCL, shell, MATLAB or similar) to improve coverage, throughput, and reproducibility.
• Analyze large data sets to characterize high-speed links and memory interfaces (BER, eye diagrams, jitter, margins, throughput, latency, power) and translate findings into design and validation recommendations.
• Lead root-cause investigations across silicon, firmware, board design, and test setup; coordinate cross-functional issue closure with design, DFT, firmware, and product/test engineering.
• Own documentation of validation methodologies, lab setups, and results; communicate status, risks, and mitigation plans to project leadership.
• Mentor and coach junior validation engineers, helping build a strong, scalable lab validation team and best practices.

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