Company: Supplesoft Pvt. Ltd.

Location: Remote (India)

Work Mode: Work From Home (India)

Employment Type: Part-Time

Experience: 7–10 Years

Industry: Semiconductor | Networking | High-Speed Connectivity

About Supplesoft

Supplesoft Pvt. Ltd. is a global technology company delivering engineering solutions across Semiconductor, Embedded Systems, Cloud, AI, Enterprise Software, and Digital Transformation. We partner with leading global organizations to build innovative products and deliver world-class engineering services.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Engineer I – Silicon Validation to support a global semiconductor client developing next-generation Ethernet, USB, PCI Express, and High-Speed Networking products.

This position offers an opportunity to work remotely from India while collaborating with highly experienced engineering teams across the United States on cutting-edge semiconductor technologies.

Position

Overview

As a Senior Validation Engineer, you will play a critical role in validating production silicon for advanced connectivity products. You will participate in post-silicon validation, silicon characterization, hardware debugging, interoperability testing, and automation while working closely with Design Engineering, Verification Engineering, Product Engineering, and Applications teams.

You will contribute to ensuring first-pass silicon success by identifying issues early, performing detailed root-cause analysis, and supporting production-quality releases. Key ResponsibilitiesPost-Silicon Validation

Execute validation and characterization activities for advanced connectivity products.

Validate silicon functionality against architecture specifications and product requirements.

Execute validation plans for Ethernet PHYs, Ethernet Switches, USB 3.x Hubs, PCI Express devices, and other high-speed interfaces.

Support silicon qualification and production readiness activities.

Silicon Bring-Up & Hardware Debug

Support first silicon bring-up activities.

Perform board bring-up and hardware debugging.

Validate power sequencing, clocks, reset architecture, and boot functionality.

Debug hardware/software interaction issues.

Perform interoperability testing with third-party systems.

Validation Planning & Execution

Develop validation plans from architecture specifications and datasheets.

Execute manual and automated validation test cases.





Perform functional, stress, regression, and characterization testing.

Support feature validation across multiple silicon revisions.

Ethernet Validation

Validate products supporting

Ethernet PHY

Ethernet Switches

IEEE 802.3

10/100/1000 Ethernet

10G / 25G Ethernet

Optical Ethernet

Backplane Ethernet

KR/KR-S Interfaces

Forward Error Correction (FEC)

Retimers

High-Speed Interface Validation

Hands-on experience validating:

USB 2.0

USB 3.x

USB 3.2

PCI Express

High-Speed Serial Interfaces

Networking Protocol Validation

Knowledge of

IEEE 802.3

IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP)

IEEE 802.1AE MACsec

SyncE

Hardware Debugging

Troubleshoot and resolve

Power Issues

Clock Issues

Reset Issues

Link-Up Failures

PHY Initialization

Signal Integrity Problems

Protocol Failures

Hardware/Software Integration Issues

Data Analysis & Debug

Analyze validation results and identify failures.

Perform root-cause analysis.

Collaborate with RTL Design and Verification teams.

Drive technical issue resolution through closure.

Support customer issue reproduction and debugging.

Automation & Scripting

Develop automation using Python for:

Test Automation

Lab Automation

Data Collection

Regression Execution

Report Generation

Equipment Control

Validation Dashboards

Documentation

Prepare and maintain

Validation Plans

Test Reports

Debug Reports

Characterization Reports

Technical Documentation

Customer Issue Reports

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with

Architecture Team

RTL Design Team

Verification Engineering

Product Engineering

Applications Engineering

Marketing

Customer Support

Field Engineering

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.

Minimum 5 years of experience in Silicon Validation, Hardware Validation, Post-Silicon Validation, or System-Level Testing.





Strong understanding of semiconductor product development and validation methodologies.

Experience with silicon bring-up, board validation, and hardware debugging.

Strong knowledge of power sequencing, clocking, reset architecture, and signal integrity.

Experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and other laboratory instruments.

Hands-on experience with Ethernet technologies compliant with IEEE 802.3 standards.

Understanding of IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP), SyncE, and IEEE 802.1AE MACsec.

Knowledge of high-speed Ethernet architectures including Optical Ethernet, Backplane Ethernet, KR/KR-S, FEC, Retimers, and Ethernet PHYs.

Experience validating USB 2.0, USB 3.x, USB 3.2, and PCI Express products.

Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills.

Experience developing automation using Python.

Familiarity with Git, JIRA, and collaborative engineering environments.

Excellent communication, documentation, and analytical skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working on Ethernet PHYs and Ethernet Switches.

Experience with first silicon bring-up and production qualification.

Knowledge of board schematic review and PCB layout analysis.

Experience with high-speed serial interfaces operating beyond 25Gbps.

Exposure to validation automation frameworks and laboratory infrastructure.

Experience supporting customer-reported technical issues and interoperability testing.

Technical SkillsSemiconductor Validation

Post-Silicon Validation

Silicon Characterization

Silicon Bring-Up

Board Bring-Up

Hardware Debugging

PCB Validation

Signal Integrity

System-Level Validation

Networking Technologies

Ethernet PHY

Ethernet Switches

IEEE 802.3

IEEE 1588 PTP

IEEE 802.1AE MACsec

SyncE

Optical Ethernet

KR/KR-S

FEC

Retimers

High-Speed Interfaces

USB 2.0

USB 3.x

USB 3.2

PCI Express

High-Speed Serial Interfaces

Lab Equipment

Oscilloscopes

Logic Analyzers

Protocol Analyzers

Signal Generators

Network Analyzers

JTAG Debuggers

Programming & Tools

Python

Shell Scripting

Git

JIRA

Automation Frameworks

Soft Skills

Strong analytical and debugging skills.

Excellent problem-solving ability.

Self-driven with the ability to work independently.

Excellent written and verbal communication.

Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced engineering workplace.

📌 Senior Engineer I – Silicon Validation (Post-Silicon Validation) (Gurugram)
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