Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Validation Engineer with expertise in Pre-Silicon and Post-Silicon validation of SoCs/ASICs, extensive knowledge of high-speed and low-speed peripheral interfaces, and strong Embedded Software/Firmware development skills. The ideal candidate will drive validation strategy, test development, debug, silicon bring-up, and product qualification activities from architecture review through production readiness.
Job Qualifications
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
7+ years of experience in Pre-Silicon and Post-Silicon Validation.
Strong understanding of SoC architecture and subsystem interactions.
Experience with ARM-based multicore SoCs and embedded systems.
Deep understanding of hardware-software interaction.
Experience with lab equipment and protocol analyzers.
Solid debugging and problem-solving skills.
Key Responsibilities
Review architecture, micro-architecture, and design specifications for SoC/IP features.
Develop validation plans, test strategies,



and coverage metrics.
Work closely with Design, Verification, Firmware, and Architecture teams to ensure feature completeness and quality.
Develop and execute validation test plans on FPGA, Emulation, and Silicon platforms.
Develop validation plan for stress test scenarios for subsystem and SoC-level
Lead first-silicon bring-up and characterization activities.
Validate functional correctness and compliance.
Debug silicon issues using logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, SWD, and trace tools.
Root cause failures and drive corrective actions with cross-functional teams.
Support customer issue resolution and field failure analysis.
Strong experience validating and debugging for the peripherals QSPI, XSPI, I2S, UART, SPI, I2C/I3C, CAN / CAN-FD, LIN
Peripheral Compliance and interoperability testing.
Throughput-Speed, latency, stress, and error injection testing.
PHY and controller-level debug.

📌 Lead Validation Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 NXP Semiconductors
📍 Bengaluru