Platform Validation and Debug Engineer

Cynet Systems • Austin, TX

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About The Position

Our client is seeking a highly motivated Debug Engineer to join the platform validation and bring-up team. The role works across hardware, firmware, BIOS, operating systems, and silicon to identify, isolate, and resolve complex system issues throughout the product lifecycle. It involves hands-on lab work, technical investigation, and developing automation to improve debug efficiency. The engineer collaborates with architecture, design, firmware, software, validation, and product teams to help deliver high-quality products and customer experiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Strong understanding of computer architecture, SoC architecture, and hardware/software interactions.
• Hands-on experience with system validation, platform bring-up, and hardware debug methodologies.
• Experience using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power measurement tools, and debuggers.
• Ability to read and interpret board schematics, PCB layouts, and hardware design documentation.
• Strong knowledge of BIOS, firmware, device drivers, and Windows or Linux operating systems.
• Understanding of platform boot flows, initialization sequences, and power management concepts.
• Experience debugging issues across hardware, firmware, BIOS, driver, and operating system layers.
• Strong scripting and programming skills in one or more of Python, C/C++, or PowerShell.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years of experience in system validation, silicon validation, platform debug, or semiconductor product development.
• Experience with FPGA or pre-silicon emulation platforms.
• Familiarity with PCIe, USB, I²C, SPI, SATA, Ethernet, and memory subsystems.
• Experience developing automation frameworks, debug tools, and data analysis solutions.
• Knowledge of hardware description languages such as Verilog or SystemVerilog.
• Experience with server, client, embedded, or datacenter platform bring-up.
• Demonstrated ability to independently drive technical investigations from problem identification through resolution.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Self-motivated team player with a passion for learning and technical innovation.

Responsibilities

• Drive system bring-up, validation, and debug from pre-silicon development through post-silicon product validation.
• Investigate and resolve complex hardware, firmware, BIOS, operating system, and platform-level issues.
• Perform root-cause analysis using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG or other hardware debug tools.
• Develop and maintain debug automation, validation frameworks, and troubleshooting utilities using scripting and programming languages.
• Analyze logs, traces, telemetry, and hardware captures to identify failure mechanisms and drive corrective actions.
• Work with Design, Firmware, BIOS, Software, Validation, and Tools teams to resolve technical challenges.
• Lead cross-functional technical investigations and communicate findings to engineering and leadership teams.
• Document debug procedures, findings, and best practices.
• Support customer enablement and field issue resolution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time