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Our team combines cloud-scale innovation with world-class expertise across silicon engineering, hardware design, verification, software, and operations to tackle technical challenges that have never been seen before.\nJoin our Silicon Validation team to validate next-generation machine learning accelerators that power AWS's cloud computing infrastructure. You'll work in a fast-paced, startup-like environment alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry on cutting-edge, internet-scale technology that directly impacts how customers use Machine Learning acceleration. We are changing the landscape of cloud infrastructure by accelerating the development of custom silicon by moving beyond traditional partnerships to dominate in AI training and inference\nYour work will span validation of the complete vertical stack-silicon, PCB, high-speed components (HBM, PCIe, chip-to-chip), inter-system connections, and system-to-system interfaces. You'll dive deep into new technology hardware components and scaling technologies that power our Machine Learning boards and servers at scale, ensuring every component of our hardware and software comes together into products our customers rely on.\nKey job responsibilities\nAs a Validation Engineer on our Machine Learning Acceleration team, you'll own critical validation aspects across the entire product development lifecycle-from early design validation through emulation, silicon bring-up, post-silicon validation, and ongoing support of production systems deployed in AWS data centers. You'll collaborate deeply with architecture, RTL design, design verification, firmware, and software teams to ensure our next-generation AI/ML accelerators meet the highest standards of quality and performance. This role requires bridging multiple domains-from low-level hardware interfaces to high-level ML workloads-to deliver exceptional results.\nWe are looking for candidates with:\n- Strong programming skills (Python, Lua, C/C++, Rust, Go, etc)\n- A solid understanding of computer architecture\n- Experience with AWS services, cloud infrastructure, firmware development (BIOS, BMC, drivers)\n- Validation experience in any of these areas: PCIe, HBM, GPUs, neural networks, ML HW architecture, and/or CI/CD\n- Familiarity with the validation lifecycle from RTL simulation (SystemVerilog/UVM, VCS, Questa, Xcelium) and emulation (Palladium, Zebu, Veloce) through silicon failure analysis and debug\nA day in the life\n- Developing comprehensive validation strategies and detailed test plans covering functional, performance, power, and stress testing from silicon bring-up to product release\n- Executing complex test plans from RTL simulation and emulation environments through physical silicon validation\n- Conducting hands-on silicon bring-up and debug in the lab using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers\n- Validating ML accelerator performance, accuracy, and reliability using real-world neural network workloads\n- Building test infrastructure, CI/CD, and automated regression frameworks to enable efficient validation at scale\n- Collaborating across architecture, design, firmware, and software teams to triage failures and drive root cause analysis to closure\n- Reviewing test results, identifying patterns, and providing feedback to improve design quality and validation coverage\n- Supporting production systems in AWS data centers and addressing field issues as they arise\nBasic qualifications\n- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience\n- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience\n- Experience programming with at least one software programming language\n- - 3+ years of hands-on post-silicon validation or system validation engineering experience\n- - Strong programming skills (Python, Lua, C/C++, Rust) for production-quality test code\n- - Experience developing and executing validation test plans for complex SoCs, CPUs, or accelerators\n- - Hands-on lab experience with hardware bring-up and debug equipment\n- - Solid understanding of computer architecture and digital design principles\n- - Proficiency with Linux environments, Git, and SSH\n- - Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex hardware/software issues\nPreferred qualifications\n- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience\n- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent\n- Knowledge of AWS or cloud technologies\n- - Experience building automated test frameworks and CI/CD pipelines\n- - Deep domain expertise in PCIe (Gen4/Gen5/Gen6) or HBM2/HBM3\n- - Experience with ML hardware architectures, neural network accelerators, or GPU validation\n- - Hands-on experience with emulation platforms (Palladium, Zebu, Veloce)\n- - Firmware development experience (BIOS, BMC, drivers)\n- - Experience with EDA simulation tools and SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches\n- - Track record of leading validation efforts and mentoring engineers\n- - Highly motivated self-starter comfortable with ambiguity and fast-paced environments\n- - A systems thinker who understands the full validation lifecycle-from RTL simulation and emulation test bench development through silicon failure analysis and debug.\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\nOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.\nThe base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. 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