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HIPD develops a broad portfolio of Serial and Parallel IO PHYs including PCIe, USB, TypeC, UCIe Die-to-Die, DDR/LPDDR, and Ethernet PHYs.\nThe Electrical Validation and Debug group within HIPD is a dynamic and versatile team of engineers who directly engage with both IP design teams and SOC customers in IP validation and debug for test chips and products. These engineers embody our SOC customer obsession by validating mixed signal IPs and quickly resolving hurdles through hands-on debug.\nThis position is exciting and challenging, offering the opportunity to exercise your mixed signal design, architecture, and post-silicon debug expertise across all HIPD IPs, Client, and Server SOC teams.\nPosition Overview\nThis role focuses on mixed signal high-speed PHY post-silicon validation and debug, spanning IP enabling, customer sighting resolution, and cross-functional collaboration with SOC teams.\nKey Responsibilities\nGenerate test plans and test content for mixed signal high-speed PHY post-silicon validation, including characterization of Clocking, Transmitter, and Receiver blocks\nPerform IO protocol debug across one or more of the following: PCIe, UCIe, DDR, or Ethernet, from both PHY recipe and firmware perspectives\nConduct SOC board design reviews, provide recommendations, and support post-silicon debug activities\nRepresent the IP team during SOC Power-Ons for test chips and products, providing hands-on IP enabling support through proper recipes and firmware versions for PCIe, UCIe, and USB PHYs\nIdentify clocking and PHY-related silicon issues, investigate, debug, and disposition customer bugs and sightings in a timely manner\nReproduce customer issues and drive root cause analysis through failure analysis and structured debug methodologies\nYou Should Demonstrate the Following Professional Traits to Be Successful\nCustomer obsession with a strong sense of urgency in resolving technical issues\nVersatility and adaptability when engaging across multiple teams, IPs, and debug scenarios\nCollaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively with both IP design teams and SOC customers\nQualifications:\nMinimum Qualifications\nBS with 6+ years, MS with 4+ years, or PhD with 2+ years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field\nRelevant years of experience (as outlined above) in electrical or bench post-silicon validation with one or more high-speed PHYs such as PCIe, USB, UCIe, DDR, Ethernet, or equivalent interface experience\nThe experience must also include:\nExperience with lab hardware and software including Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Protocol Analyzers, and BERTs\nKnowledge of one or more industry-standard IO specifications such as PCIe, USB, or Die-to-Die UCIe\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with mixed signal IP characterization including PLLs, TX and RX jitter characterization\nExperience leading IP debug efforts as situations arise, in addition to hands-on debug execution\nSignal integrity and power delivery knowledge\nPre-silicon design or simulation experience in logic, circuits, firmware, MRC, or mixed signal validation\nJob Type:\nExperienced HireShift:\nShift 1 (United States of America)Primary Location:\nUS, California, FolsomAdditional Locations:\nUS, California, Santa ClaraPosting Statement:\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.Position of Trust\nN/ABenefits\nWe offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. 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