Job Description

Principal validation engineer with responsibility for driving functional validation of PCIe/NVMe and other high speed ASIC interfaces with the goal of finding potential hardware issues early.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and implement comprehensive functional validation plans for high speed interfaces such as PCIe/NVMe, SAS and DDR
• Work with outside IP suppliers, internal SOC design and other functional groups in formulating and driving validation strategies to completion.
• Debug of ASIC and product level hardware issues and work with design and other functional groups in driving resolutions to issues found

Qualifications

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• BS/MSEE/CE, plus 10+ years of related experience

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Experience in storage protocols such as PCIe/NVMe, SAS, SATA, USB and also memory interfaces such as DDR
• Experience with host bus analyzers, host emulators/exercisers/traffic generators, Jammers
• C/C++, Python, Scripting for host emulators
• Knowledge of hardware stacks related to high speed serial interfaces
• Ability to interface with different functional groups such as SOC design and firmware
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with people at all levels, a must.
• Team player, with excellent debugging skills

Additional Information

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