Silicon Validation Engineer, Reality Labs

The Reality Labs team is building products that make it easier for people to connect with the ones they love most.

We are a team of experts developing and shipping products at the intersection of silicon, hardware, software, and content.

The Reality Labs team seeks a Silicon Validation Engineer.As a Silicon Validation Engineer, you will be part of the RL Silicon Validation team validating high performance silicon and leading the effort to ensure high-quality silicon delivery.

Responsibilities:

Silicon Validation Engineer, Reality Labs Responsibilities:

Responsible for System on Chip and end-to-end system validation plan development, execution and sign-off

Identify and communicate technical risks related to the project to the stakeholders

Plan, organize, and participate in silicon bring-up and validation activities across multiple Systems on Chips

Understand system Hardware, Software, Firmware component as a whole and drives test execution and debug with cross functional/PnP teams

Collaborate with the team for lab debug, silicon bug repro, failure analysis, and failure report activities

Work with cross-functional teams (i.e., architecture, Intellectual Property, Firmware, Electrical Engineering, System on Chip, and product engineer teams) to generate validation reports for SoC and systems

Work in an agile environment, changing roadmaps and adapt to validation plans based on changes

Qualification and experience:

Minimum Qualifications:

6+ years of hands-on experience in bring-up, debug, and validation of complex Systems on Chips

2+ years of experience in high-speed protocols (i.e., MIPI, PCIe, USB, DDR) and hands-on experience in high-speed IO bring-up

2+ years of experience in silicon validation planning, execution, validation Firmware development, and validation sign-off

2+ years of experience using lab equipment, such as scopes, BERTs, protocol analyzers, JTAG debuggers, etc

Expertise with building silicon validation infrastructure and test automation, in highly cross-functional environments - across multiple team sites

Experience influencing design, Design Verification and post-silicon validation teams to optimize the usage of pre-silicon prototype platforms

Preferred:

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with building silicon validation infrastructure and test automation

2+ years of experience working in a cross functional and cross site team environment

Knowledge and experience in pre-silicon validation platforms (i.e., FPGA and emulation)

Knowledge of ASIC design flow, silicon foundry test flow, and silicon Firmware development process