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Silicon Validation Engineer

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United States , Sunnyvale

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Salary:

146000.00 - 209000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

The Reality Labs team is building products that make it easier for people to connect with the ones they love most. We are a team of experts developing and shipping products at the intersection of silicon, hardware, software, and content. The Reality Labs team seeks a Silicon Validation Engineer. As a Silicon Validation Engineer, you will be part of the RL Silicon Validation team validating high performance silicon and leading the effort to ensure high-quality silicon delivery.

Job Responsibility:

  • Responsible for System on Chip and end-to-end system validation plan development, execution and sign-off
  • Identify and communicate technical risks related to the project to the stakeholders
  • Plan, organize, and participate in silicon bring-up and validation activities across multiple Systems on Chips
  • Understand system Hardware, Software, Firmware component as a whole and drives test execution and debug with cross functional/PnP teams
  • Collaborate with the team for lab debug, silicon bug repro, failure analysis, and failure report activities
  • Work with cross-functional teams (i.e., architecture, Intellectual Property, Firmware, Electrical Engineering, System on Chip, and product engineer teams) to generate validation reports for SoC and systems
  • Work in an agile environment, changing roadmaps and adapt to validation plans based on changes

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 6+ years of hands-on experience in bring-up, debug, and validation of complex Systems on Chips
  • 2+ years of experience in high-speed protocols (i.e., MIPI, PCIe, USB, DDR) and hands-on experience in high-speed IO bring-up
  • 2+ years of experience in silicon validation planning, execution, validation Firmware development, and validation sign-off
  • 2+ years of experience using lab equipment, such as scopes, BERTs, protocol analyzers, JTAG debuggers, etc
  • Expertise with building silicon validation infrastructure and test automation, in highly cross-functional environments - across multiple team sites
  • Experience influencing design, Design Verification and post-silicon validation teams to optimize the usage of pre-silicon prototype platforms

Nice to have:

  • Experience with building silicon validation infrastructure and test automation
  • 2+ years of experience working in a cross functional and cross site team environment
  • Knowledge and experience in pre-silicon validation platforms (i.e., FPGA and emulation)
  • Knowledge of ASIC design flow, silicon foundry test flow, and silicon Firmware development process
What we offer:
  • bonus
  • equity
  • benefits

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 04, 2026

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