Post-Silicon Validation Engineer

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San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 160,000 - 260,000 annuallyFunction: Product ManagementExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Teamwork"]

Join a hands-on, in-person hardware verification role focused on bringing up, validating, and characterizing ASICs from first silicon through production. You will own post-silicon validation, collaborate across hardware and software teams, and drive confidence in AI/ML accelerator performance, reliability, and yield for a market-leading inference platform.

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Post-Silicon Validation Engineer

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Job Summary

Join a hands-on, in-person hardware verification role focused on bringing up, validating, and characterizing ASICs from first silicon through production. You will own post-silicon validation, collaborate across hardware and software teams, and drive confidence in AI/ML accelerator performance, reliability, and yield for a market-leading inference platform.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Product Management

Key Responsibilities

  • •Drive early bring-up of first silicon, including boot, initialization, and debug of ASICs
  • •Perform deep-dive debug of silicon issues across RTL, firmware, and system levels
  • •Collaborate closely with design, verification, and board teams to root-cause and resolve functional and electrical issues
  • •Validate and characterize custom IP blocks and accelerator components
  • •Execute functional and performance validation of compute units

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 160,000 - 260,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:MedicalDentalVisionHousing SubsidyRelocationWellness StipendMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of experience in post-silicon validation, bring-up, and debug of ASICs (preferably including AI/ML accelerators)
  • •Proven expertise in early silicon bring-up, debug, and validation
  • •Deep knowledge of peripheral interfaces and board-level debug
  • •Proficiency in C, Python, and scripting for validation automation
  • •Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field (Master's preferred)
Experience:7+ yearsASICAI/ML acceleratorsHardware validation
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamwork
Tech Stack:CPythonOscilloscopesLogic analyzersBERTsPattern generatorsPCIeEthernetI2CSPIUARTJTAGHBMDDR

Company Brief

Etched
Designs transformer‑specialized AI inference ASICs (product: Sohu) to accelerate large‑language‑model workloads, working with TSMC for fabrication and targeting energy‑efficient inference performance.
Industry: Hardware Devices
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series A
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 2022
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