Post Silicon Validation Engineer

About This Role

• The Role and Impact As a SoC Functional Validation Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the quality and performance of Intel's cutting-edge System-on-Chip (SoC) products.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams like architecture, design, and manufacturing, you will drive the development and execution of innovative validation methodologies to ensure silicon readiness.
• Your work will directly contribute to optimizing system-level features, resolving critical functional issues, and delivering high-quality products that uphold Intel's industry leadership.
• This is a unique opportunity to influence the future of computing through advanced validation and debugging techniques while working at the forefront of technology.
• Key Responsibilities - Define, develop, and execute functional validation methodologies for integrated SoCs, focusing on IP integration, system-level features, and inter-IP interactions. - Conduct silicon debug to identify root causes and resolve functional and triage failures for SoC issues. - Test interactions between various SoC features using advanced validation infrastructure and tools. - Develop post-silicon validation infrastructure, including performance monitors, behavioral checkers, state space coverage, and test environments. - Collaborate with architecture, design, verification, board, platform, and manufacturing teams to refine validation strategies and methodologies. - Publish comprehensive SoC validation reports summarizing results and communicate findings to relevant teams. - Review design changes to assess impacts on validation plans, tasks, and timelines. - Create and enhance content to improve specific IP interactions using tools such as firmware modifications, microcode patches, and custom OS builds. - Engage in all phases of the product life cycle, utilizing diverse environments such as simulation, emulation, and FPGAs to ensure silicon readiness.