Principal Debug Validation Engineer

Principal Debug Validation EngineerWe have an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative, cross-functional development team validating cutting-edge, high-performance AI chips and platforms.You will play a key role in supporting new product introductions and post-silicon validation.Working within the Post-Silicon Validation team, you will be involved with bringing first silicon to life, functionally validating it and working closely with many other teams to help it become a fully characterised and working product, reporting project status/progress to program management on a regular basis. You will have the opportunity to provide technical guidance to other engineering team members. In this role, you can leverage our experience and industry knowledge to architect and drive implementation of continuous improvements to test infrastructure and processes.The Post-Silicon Bringup team sits within the Architecture and Validation team, we are responsible for bringup and validation of new silicon when it returns from manufacture, enabling and supporting the production SW and FW teams to bring up their software and supporting the Silicon Characterisation team.Responsibilities and DutiesPlan, design, develop and debug silicon validation tests in bare metal C/C++ on FPGA/Emulator prior to first siliconDeploy silicon validation tests on first silicon and debugging themDevelop automated test framework and regression test suites in Python to optimize validation efficiencyCollaborate closely with engineers from many other disciplines on a variety of topicsWork with Validation and Production Test engineering peers to implement best practices and continuous improvements to test methodologiesAnalyse test results, identify and debug failures/defectsContribute to shared test and validation infrastructureProvide feedback to architectsCandidate ProfileEssential:Understanding of ML applications and their workloadsA self-starter who can apply independent judgementA team player able to lead and support colleagues with difficult conceptsStrong experience in Bare metal / embedded C/C++Excellent problem-solving, analytical & diagnostic skillsAbility to work across teams and programming languages to find root causes of critical and complex issuesExperience of the post-silicon validation process applied in digital ASIC environmentsPython, LinuxExcellent communication skills and the ability to explain difficult concepts to resolve issuesDesirable:5 to 10 years' experienceExperience building and leading, multi-site teamsDriver level experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:PCIeEthernetMemory technologies (LPDDR, DDR, HBM, …)Other peripherals such as I2C, I3C, SPI, …Good knowledge of mixed-signal building blocks such as PLLs, high speed PHYs and IC control/communication protocols is highly desirable.Experience of Arm CPUs, System IP and debug tools.Experience of AMBA protocols.Experience in Characterization, Failure Analysis, Test Development, Statistical analysis,