Staff/Senior System Validation Engineer

7 days ago


Santa Clara, California, United States Achronix Semiconductor Corporation Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Achronix Semiconductor Corporation is a fabless semiconductor corporation based in Santa Clara, California, offering high-performance FPGA solutions. Achronix is the only supplier to have both high-performance and high-density standalone FPGAs and embedded FPGA (eFPGA) solutions in high-volume production. Achronix's FPGA and eFPGA IP offerings are further enhanced by ready-to-use PCIe accelerator cards targeting AI, ML, networking and data center applications. All of Achronix's products are supported by best-in-class EDA software tools.

We're hiring a Sr. Staff/Staff Systems Engineer at Achronix. If you are a systems-level thinker who loves working on cutting edge H/W Systems and PCB solutions, have expertise on PCIe/Ethernet Protocols, and love working on cutting edge hardware and firmware challenges, this is your next big move.

Job Description/Responsibilities

  • Design system validation testcases, including PCIE gen 5 and Ethernet106G, based on product application specifications/ customer specifications.
  • Run system validation tests on customer-facing cards, including DPU accelerator cards, on different systems, and ensuring PCB robustness for different testcases.
  • Expert in PCIE Gen5 and/or Ethernet system validation.
  • Running Ethernet and PCIE electrical and functional compliance tests, and able to debug issues.
  • Debug complex system-level issues spanning different interfaces and provide robust system solutions for them.
  • Driving system level specifications for the PCBs to meet system requirements.
  • Drive the PCB firmware specifications based on system level specifications.
  • Work on the PCB functional bring up.
  • Automating system validation flows to reduce run time and efficiently post process results.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams, including ASIC, Firmware, and Validation, to ensure seamless product validation.

Required Skills

  • Expertise with PCIE and/or Ethernet specification protocols.
  • Hands-on in lab environment.
  • Well-versed with lab equipment such as BERT, Protocol analyzer etc.
  • Solid understanding of PCB architecture.
  • Comfortable programming in a scripting language (e.g., Python) and writing complete programs from scratch (e.g lines of code).
  • Comfortable designing/maintaining flows and methodologies from scratch.
  • Experience in high-speed memory interfaces (GDDR6/DDR5) is a plus.
  • Knowledge of SI/PI preferred.
  • Ability to break a complex problem into simpler problems and to localize and resolve problems.
  • Well organized, punctual, and excellent communication skills.

Education and Experience

  • BS/MS in electrical engineering with 8+ years of experience with at least 5+ years of experience in PCIE and/or Ethernet system validation.


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