Lead Validation Engineer (UWB)

Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Validation Engineer with expertise in Pre-Silicon and Post-Silicon validation of SoCs/ASICs , extensive knowledge of high-speed and low-speed peripheral interfaces , and strong Embedded Software/Firmware development skills . The ideal candidate will drive validation strategy, test development, debug, silicon bring-up, and product qualification activities from architecture review through production readiness. Job Qualifications - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. - 7+ years of experience in Pre-Silicon and Post-Silicon Validation. - Strong understanding of SoC architecture and subsystem interactions. - Experience with ARM-based multicore SoCs and embedded systems. - Deep understanding of hardware-software interaction. - Experience with lab equipment and protocol analyzers. - Strong debugging and problem-solving skills. Key Responsibilities - Review architecture, micro-architecture, and design specifications for SoC/IP features. - Develop validation plans, test strategies, and coverage metrics. - Work closely with Design, Verification, Firmware, and Architecture teams to ensure feature completeness and quality. - Develop and execute validation test plans on FPGA, Emulation, and Silicon platforms. - Develop validation plan for stress test scenarios for subsystem and SoC-level - Lead first-silicon bring-up and characterization activities. - Validate functional correctness and compliance. - Debug silicon issues using logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, SWD, and trace tools. - Root cause failures and drive corrective actions with cross-functional teams. - Support customer issue resolution and field failure analysis. - Strong experience validating and debugging for the peripherals QSPI, XSPI, I2S, UART, SPI, I2C/I3C, CAN / CAN-FD, LIN - Peripheral Compliance and interoperability testing. - Throughput-Speed, latency, stress, and error injection testing. - PHY and controller-level debug. - Develop Embedded C firmware for silicon validation. - Create board bring-up software and diagnostic frameworks. - Develop bare-metal, RTOS, based validation applications. - Driver development and debugging for peripheral interfaces. - Implement test automation frameworks for silicon validation. - Develop scripts using Python, Shell, or Perl for automation and data analysis. - Analyze boot flow, initialization sequences, and firmware interactions. - Debug firmware, hardware, and system-level issues. More information about NXP in India... #LI-7013