Senior Principal Validation Engineer
Location: Johns Creek, GA
Hybrid Remote: 3 days in the office per week Reporting To: Sr. Director, Engineering
Responsibilities:
- Engineering characterization, failure analysis - ensuring reliability, performance, & compatibility
- Working closely with cross-functional teams to develop and execute validation plans
- Building validation hardware and implementing automation to ensure quality standards
- Designing and running experiments, analyzing data, and presenting findings
- Performing testing and validating early silicon against industry specifications
- Investigating and resolving issues identified during testing to identify the root cause of failures
- Measuring data transfer rates, latency, power consumption, and other parameters
- Collaborating with hardware and software teams to resolve validation/performance issues
Requirements:
- 5+ years of professional experience, background in electrical or computer engineering
- Strong background with signal integrity and equalization
- Strong experience with one of the following for validation and debugging:
- o PCIe and CXL interfaces
- o Low-power management/components (PMIC)
- o Memory Systems (DDR2 - DDR5)
- Proficiency with Python and C programming for test automation, data analysis
- Experience with firmware and/or BIOS development is a plus
- Understanding of server platform architecture and industry standards
- Experience with testing and validation methodologies
Compensation:
- $175K - $230K + 15% Bonus
- Relocation Assistance if needed