ASIC Validation Engineer
First seen by Alion on Nov 12, 2026.
General Summary:
Strong programming skills in C and C++ for resource-constrained systems.
Proficient in Python programming.
Excellent knowledge in low-level firmware/bare-metal HW/IP driver writing.
Root-cause analysis of silicon failures and hardware debug and failure isolation.
Performance characterization and power and thermal validation.
In-depth understanding of the hardware is a must.
Should have exposure to hardware initialization, validation diagnostics development, and firmware optimizations.
Good knowledge of how to use embedded development tools such as JTAG and associated debug tools.
Work experience on ARM Cortex platform/MIPS/RISC-V CPUs.
Work experience with FPGA-based platforms is a plus.
Should have good knowledge of system software stack, power management, high-speed peripherals, USB, SDIO, Ethernet, PCIe, etc. and memory subsystems like DDR/LPDDR, etc.
Exposure to PCIe Gen4/Gen5/Gen6, 25G/50G/100G/200G/400G Ethernet, CXL, DDR4/DDR5/LPDDR, SerDes, UCIe interface validation.
Familiarity with software configuration management tools, defect tracking tools, and peer review.
Work experience on heterogeneous and multiprocessor SoC platforms.
Exposure to pre-silicon environment with RTL co-simulations is a plus point.
Experience with development environments such as Linux, Git, Jira, and Confluence.
Strong communication skills to exchange ideas and work as a team.
Responsibilities:
- Develop low-level drivers, bootloaders, BSPs, middleware, and application firmware.
- Work closely with hardware, RTL, and DV engineers to develop and debug.
- Lead post-silicon bring-up and validation of a given module of ASIC/SoC products.
- Drive debug and root-cause analysis of silicon, firmware, and system-level issues.
- Develop firmware and low-level software required for silicon bring-up, subsystem enablement, and debug.
- Debug complex hardware-software integration issues using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, JTAG/SWD debuggers, and other laboratory equipment.
- Analyze protocol traces, link training behavior, LTSSM states, error logs, and performance bottlenecks.
- Develop production-quality software, including testing, documentation, static analysis, and CI/CD/CT.
- Develop Python-based automation frameworks for validation and regression testing.
- Interact with hardware, software, and other teams to validate SoCs with minimum delays.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.
Skills
ARM, ASIC, Baremetal, Debug, FPGA, Firmware, JTAG, SOC, Validation