Hardware Silicon Validation Engineer NPU SoC

You will lead first-silicon bring-up for NPU, CPU subsystem, NoC, memory, and high-speed interface blocks. You will define and execute validation plans across pre- and post-silicon environments, create bare-metal test firmware, debug hardware and software issues, support performance optimization, and build automated CI/CD-integrated validation environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead first-silicon bring-up and scenario-based functional validation for NPU, CPU subsystem, NoC, memory, and high-speed interface blocks
• Perform board bring-up and system initialization
• Define validation plans and manage coverage in pre-silicon and post-silicon environments
• Develop bare-metal test firmware and validation scenarios
• Debug system-level hardware and software issues using tools such as JTAG and Trace32
• Develop workarounds and report issues to relevant stakeholders
• Support NPU pipeline and memory-bandwidth performance validation and optimization
• Develop automation scripts and build CI/CD-integrated validation environments

Requirements

• Experience in SoC, ASIC, silicon validation, or system validation
• Strong understanding of ARM architecture, AMBA bus, and SoC and computer architecture
• Embedded C, C++, and Rust programming capability, including bare-metal development experience
• Understanding and experience with validation methodologies including test planning, bug tracking, and coverage
• JTAG debugger and hardware/software co-debugging capability
• Problem-solving ability for complex system issues