System Validation Lead

• Debug of system functionality issues in the lab
• Lab measurements for functional and electrical debug of system
• PCB bring-up for hardware validation
• Developing FPGA-based design test cases, programming it onto the FPGA, running tests on silicon, and checking for vital parameters
• Lab management including acquiring and setting up lab equipment, maintaining lab inventory, lab equipment allocation, etc.
• Setting up testing infrastructure for different functional and electrical tests in the lab and keeping the infrastructure up to date
• Run system validation tests on customer-facing cards, including DPU accelerator cards, on different systems, and ensuring PCB robustness for different testcases
• Providing feedback to the design team on electrical and functional issues
• Proposing testing strategies and hardware infrastructure for system validation
• Running Ethernet and PCIe electrical and functional compliance tests, and able to debug issues
• Debug complex system-level issues spanning different interfaces and provide robust system solutions for them
• Automating system validation flows to reduce run time and efficiently post process results
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including ASIC, Firmware, and Validation, to ensure seamless product validation

• Fully hands-on in a lab environment
• Expertise in lab measurements and system-level debug
• Experience with electrical test and characterization of silicon test chips in a lab
• Experience working with PCIe/DDR/Ethernet/GDDR6 protocols
• Thorough knowledge of oscilloscopes, BERT, TDR, protocol analyzer and other lab equipment
• Understanding the chip, package, and PCB design, and creating test plans for system validation accordingly
• Experience reviewing PCB schematics and layout of high-speed interfaces
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to create solutions around high-level requirements
• Thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, with a pro-active mindset
• Works well with other team members and has a collaborative approach
• Comfortable programming in a scripting language (e.g., Python) and writing complete programs from scratch (e.g. 5000+ lines of code)
• Comfortable designing/maintaining flows and methodologies from scratch
• Knowledge of SI/PI preferred
• Ability to break a complex problem into simpler problems and to localize and resolve problems
• Well organized, punctual, and excellent communication skills
• BS/MS in electrical engineering with 12+ years of experience in lab validation, characterization and measurements

Knowledge of SI/PI