About this role
Sr. Principal Engineer focused on SoC functional validation, silicon debug, and cross-functional leadership to ensure high-quality validation across advanced SoCs.
Key Responsibilities
- Define, develop, and execute validation methodologies for integrated SoCs
- Review design changes to validation plans
- Develop and maintain validation/test plans and post-silicon infra
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize interfaces and debugging
- Mentor technical leaders; publish validation reports
Technical Overview
Expert in SoC validation methodologies, hardware debugging, simulation/emulation/FPGA environments, and post-silicon validation. Leads across architecture, design, and manufacturing interfaces.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a senior-level hardware engineer with 12+ years in SoC validation, strong hardware debugging and FPGA/FPGA-based verification experience, and a proven track record mentoring teams and leading cross-functional efforts.
Must-Have Skills
Bachelor's or BS degree in Electrical EngineeringComputer Engineeringor a related field12+ years of relevant experience; alternatively8 years with a Master's or 6 years with a PhDExpertise in validation methodologies for SoCsAdvanced knowledge of validation toolssimulationemulationand FPGA environmentsStrong silicon debugging and hardware debugging techniquesPost-silicon validation infrastructure and state-space coverage toolsMentoring and leadership capabilities
Nice-to-Have Skills
Demonstrated leadership across organizationsMentoring and developing technical talentAbility to align technical strategies with organizational goals
Tools & Platforms
SimulationEmulationFPGAHardware Debugging ToolsPost-silicon validation infrastructureState space coverage toolsPerformance monitorsBehavioral checkers
Required Skills
SoC Functional Validationhardware debuggingvalidation methodologiessimulationemulationFPGApost-silicon validationstate-space coverageperformance monitorsbehavioral checkerssilicon debug
Hard Skills
SoC Functional Validationhardware debuggingvalidation methodologiessimulationemulationFPGApost-silicon validationstate-space coverageperformance monitorsbehavioral checkerssilicon debug
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationstakeholder engagementcross-functional collaboration
Keywords for Your Resume
SoC Functional ValidationSoCHardware debuggingvalidation methodologiessimulationemulationFPGApost-silicon validationstate space coveragesilicon debugperformance monitorsbehavioral checkersIP interactionsdebug strategiescross-functional collaborationmentoringleadershiphardware debugging
Deal Breakers
Less than 6 years in relevant SoC validation, No hardware debugging or FPGA experience, Inability to operate in a remote, US-based role
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