Director, System Validation Engineering
About The Position
The Director, System Validation Engineering is responsible for defining and leading the system-level validation strategy for DSP chips and related products such as AEC and ZF modules used in next-generation AI clusters, cloud infrastructure, high-performance computing (HPC), and data center networks. This role provides technical leadership for validation planning, execution, automation, interoperability testing, and root-cause analysis to ensure product quality and customer readiness. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in high-speed interconnect technologies with strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and customer-facing problem-solving skills.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- 12+ years of experience in system validation, hardware testing, product qualification, or related roles.
- Five years of technical leadership experience.
- Familiarity with Ethernet standards/PCIe compliance/InfiniBand architecture/CXL ecosystem.
- Strong experience with high-speed interconnect technologies and networking systems.
- Deep understanding of Signal Integrity (SI).
- Deep understanding of System-level validation.
- Deep understanding of Protocol compliance testing.
- Deep understanding of Hardware debugging.
- Deep understanding of Root-cause analysis.
- Experience with Linux environments and scripting languages such as Python.
Nice To Haves
- A Master's degree is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Build a cloud-native platform to unify factory, validation, and field telemetry.
- Formalize expertise in NIC/switch interop to accelerate root-cause resolution.
- Use continuous AI/ML-driven feedback loops to optimize DSP and link performance.
- Expand validation to cover Ethernet, PCIe, and CXL at a system level.
- Own the system validation roadmap and qualification plan for DSP chips and related product families.
- Lead validation activities from engineering development through internal qualification.
- Establish validation methodologies, test coverage metrics, and quality standards.
- Drive risk assessment and validation readiness reviews throughout the product lifecycle.
- Validate functionality, performance, and interoperability across platforms and ecosystems.
- Verify compliance with industry standards and customer requirements.
- Perform end-to-end link validation in server, switch, storage, and AI accelerator environments.
Benefits
- discretionary bonus
- equity
- full range of medical and other benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
