Board Validation Engineer

About This Role

• Role Overview As a Board Validation Engineer , you will validate next-generation products against rigorous technical requirements, ensuring maximum reliability and performance.
• You will design, develop, and implement end-to-end validation procedures, perform deep signal analysis, and execute standardized compliance tests.
• Your primary focus areas will include Power, Thermal, Timing, High-Speed Digital Design, and Host/Target interfaces.
• Key Responsibilities Drive Strategy: Own the hardware verification strategy and drive end-to-end test execution across a diverse portfolio, including storage controllers, network cards, switch devices, and AI accelerators.
• Mitigate Risk: Analyze performance data to identify product risks, communicating findings clearly and proactively to cross-functional engineering teams.
• Document Results: Author comprehensive test reports with precise documentation of results, deviations, and failure analysis.
• Advance Automation: Identify, architect, and implement automation frameworks to streamline test execution, data collection, and reporting processes.
• Required Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience : 8+ years of hands-on experience in hardware testing (including test methodologies, planning, execution, and reporting) or board-level design.
• Lab Equipment: Proficiency with laboratory tools, including oscilloscopes, digital multi-meters, thermal chambers, and soldering tools.
• Schematics: Proven ability to read and interpret complex board schematics and utilize PCB Viewer software tools.
• Technical Skills & Tool s Protocols: Deep familiarity with common bus protocols (e.g., DDR4, PCIe, UART, I2C, SPI ).
• Environments: Competency working across both Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Software & AI: Experience utilizing Python for test scripting, GitHub for version control, and modern AI developer tools like Claude Code to accelerate workflow automation.
• Compensation and Benefits The annual base salary range for this position is USD 109,700.00 To USD 175,500.00 As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and the opportunity to receive not only a competitive new hire equity grant, but also annual equity awards, connecting your success directly to the company's growth.
• All subject to relevant plan documents and award agreements.
• Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time.
• The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.
• We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.
• If you are located outside USA, please be sure to fill out a home address as this will be used for future correspondence.