ASICS Engineering - Engineer, Senior

Job Description : Top 5 Required Skills

1. Post-Si Validation methodologies & understanding SOC concepts such as DDR, clocks & PMIC

2. Familiarity with lab equipment such as thermal chambers & their applications in post-silicon validation

3. Lab HW resource management / logistics

4. IT Skills PCs, SW configurations

5. Automation

6. Quick learning & strong communication skills

Technologies :

1. Compiler tool chain for embedded SW (like LLVM or GCC)

2. Familiarity with JTAG / T32

3. Workflow automation (like Jenkins)

4. SW development & scripting (Python and some other technologies used for web-based automation, like Flask or JS or Groovy for Jenkins)

5. BI / dashboarding tools like Splunk / SQL / Database

6. Documentation & Ticketing workflow Xls, ppt, Jira, SharePoint, Confluence

Key Words

Validation, post-silicon, emulation, python, Jenkins, SQL, Splunk, GCC, LLVM, Jira, C / C++, IP, CPU, GPU, DDR

Required Education :

B.S. in Computer Engineering or equivalent

Physical Requirements

Push Max Weight Limit 15-20

Pull Max Weight Limit 15-20

Lift Max Weight Limit 15-20

Forklift Required (Y / N) : N

Driving Requirements :

Are their driving responsibilities no matter how minimal with this role?

May have to drive between campus buildings using personal vehicle or shuttle to carry lab Hardware

If yes, how many hours of driving per week?

2 hrs. per week

Job Description :

We are seeking an enthusiastic & detail-oriented engineer & problem solver to be a part of our post-silicon validation team.

Our team is part of the central SoC digital hardware organization responsible for the overall quality of the SoC silicon.

We work closely with architects, designers, verification engineers, software engineers, and customers. Our goal is to make best quality of Silicon available to customers using a rigorous validation approach that is automated, efficient & scalable.

We are seeking to add an experienced and versatile engineer to our team, to execute & streamline our validation processes.

To fit this role, you should have hands on experience with post-silicon validation, automation and excellent problem-solving & communication skills.

Job responsibilities include :

Manage recurring High Volume Validation tasks such as nightly regressions

Provide Lab support for HW configuration management & logistics

Manage jobs for robotic handlers

Lab IT activities

Develop automation solutions for operations and to scale SOC validation and integration activities.

Drive new initiatives in validation

Create automation to scale validation processes for robustness & efficiency

Comprehend & refine processes by interacting with Project managers, leads, users & software engineers. Create end-to-end automation requirements & solutions.

Formalize and document validation processes (inputs, flowchart, outputs, dashboards) working with stakeholders & publish results.

Attend periodic team meetings & ad hoc brainstorming sessions

Manage lab infrastructure challenges

Customer support

Comments for Suppliers

Rounds of interviews to be expected : 2-3

Interview Method : Video conference

Work Location Requirement : 100% onsite

Work Address : 5788 Pacific Center Blvd, San Diego, CA 92121

Building : WA

Shift : 1

Work Days : Mon-Fri

Shift Time : 830-5 : 00pm PST

Weekly / Daily Expected Hours : 40.0 / 8.0

Comments for Suppliers : Need is for a Post-Si validation engineer who is also adept at automation & IT.