SoC Validation Engineer

NXP Semiconductors•Austin, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

NXP is seeking a highly motivated Digital SoC Validation Engineer to join the Silicon Validation team in Austin, Texas. The successful candidate will be responsible for both pre-silicon emulation and silicon validation, debug, and characterization of complex System-on-Chip (SoC) products used in automotive, industrial, networking, and IoT applications. In this capacity, the successful candidate will be developing test plans, writing/porting test code, and executing/debugging tests on both emulation and silicon. This role requires close collaboration with design, verification, firmware, software, and product engineering teams to ensure high-quality silicon releases.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
10+ years of experience in SoC validation, emulation / silicon validation.
Strong understanding of digital design fundamentals, computer architecture, and SoC architectures.
Experience with embedded processors such as ARM-based systems.
Knowledge of hardware debug techniques and laboratory equipment.
Experience in C programming language.
Knowledge of ARM assembly language.
Experience with Linux environment.
Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Perl, or Shell scripting).
Experience with industry-standard interfaces and communication protocols.
Familiarity with FPGA prototyping and board-level validation.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

Develop validation plans for digital SoC subsystems and full-chip functionality from design specifications.
Develop and/or port validation test content at IP, sub-system, and/or SoC level features/interfaces.
Bring-up, execute, and debug validation tests on both pre-silicon emulation and actual silicon.
Perform characterization and debug of silicon devices under process, voltage, and temperature variations.
Design and develop validation environments, test frameworks, and automation scripts.
Debug silicon issues using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and JTAG debuggers.
Analyze failures and collaborate with design and verification teams for root-cause identification and corrective actions.
Validate high-speed interfaces and industry-standard protocols including PCIe, USB, Ethernet, CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, and MIPI interfaces.
Develop Python, Perl, Shell, or C/C++ based automation solutions to improve validation efficiency.
Review architecture, design specifications, and verification results to ensure complete coverage.
Support product qualification, reliability testing, and customer issue resolution activities.
Generate detailed validation reports and communicate findings to cross-functional stakeholders.