Senior Post Silicon Validation Engineer (Bringup)

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, develop and debug silicon validation tests in bare metal C/C++ on FPGA/Emulator prior to first silicon
• Deploy silicon validation tests on first silicon and debugging them
• Create and maintain automated test framework and regression test suites in Python to optimize validation efficiency
• Collaborate closely with engineers from many other disciplines on a variety of topics
• Work with Validation and Production Test engineering peers to implement best practices and continuous improvements to test methodologies
• Analyse test results, identify and debug failures/defects
• Contribute to shared test and validation infrastructure
• Provide feedback to architects

Requirements

• Strong experience in Bare metal / embedded C/C++
• Good knowledge of digital ASICs
• Highly motivated, a self starter, and a team player
• Ability to work across teams and programming languages to find root causes of deep and complex issues
• Experience of the post-silicon validation process applied in digital ASIC environments
• Python, Linux
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with others to solve problems
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical & diagnostic skills

Qualifications

• Driver level experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:
• PCIe Ethernet Memory 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
• Experience of Arm CPUs, System IP and debug tools
• Experience of AMBA protocols
• Understanding of ML applications and their workloads
• Experience in Characterization, Failure Analysis, Test Development, Statistical analysis, and Customer Support

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers a competitive benefits package. We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.