Post Silicon Validation

Summary

Experience Required:
**15 - 20 Years**
Job Term:
**Permanent**

**Location**:
**Bangalore**
Category:
**Semiconductor Design**

German semiconductor manufacturer, we are one of the ten largest semiconductor manufacturers worldwide. Market leader in automotive and power semiconductors

Part of your life. Part of tomorrow.

We make life easier, safer and greener - with technology that achieves more, consumes less and is accessible to everyone. Efficient use of energy, environmentally-friendly mobility and security in a connected world - we solve some of the most critical challenges that our society faces while taking a conscientious approach to the use of natural resources.

Technical Contributor for Project Delivery:
Own and drive functional validation & characterization of Gigabit Ethernet and its interactions with other interfaces and IP Modules (e.g., other high and low speed interfaces, DMA, Interrupts, reset, clocking etc.,) for sub-system and system level validation of Microcontrollers

Responsible and accountable for own deliverables on-time & with quality

Closely work with Project Management [PJM], Management and Technical community to align on PSV activities

Work with Application & Concept Engineers, IP designers, Verification, Validation and Software teams to collect requirements on validation, prepare the validation strategy and plan, review it with stakeholders and release the final Validation plan to stakeholders

Conceive and develop validation infrastructure & testcases to effectively validate and deliver quality product

Prepare the Validation reports, review it with stakeholders and release the final Validation reports to stakeholders

Ownership in reviews - code, design, validation plans / reports etc.,

Support technical debug of customer issues by working closely with the required stakeholders & provide technical solutions

Stakeholders & Team Relationship:
Develop harmonious relationship within local and cross-site stakeholders i.e. Management, PJM, Concept, Design, Application, Software, Verification and Validation Engineering teams.

Be a positive team player by regularly sharing information, supporting, collaborating and working effectively with team members

Become the owner of one or more SoC functional areas in Bangalore and expand to influence across MC D organization with positive impact

Meet or exceed customer expectations with respect to assigned goals for Validation

Innovation:
Contribute to Innovation activities in MC D organization

Contribute to continuous improvement process for development of methodologies, and tools/environment for high quality SoC validation within the scope of time, cost and resources.
- Exposure to validation & characterization of Gigabit Ethernet and other communication interfaces such as SPI, I2C, CAN etc., is a must
- Working experience in IEEE802.1, IEEE802.3, Ethernet Physical layer, MAC, TCP/IP, MII/SGMII/RGMII interfaces upto 10Gbps, programming external Ethernet Phy devices, Ethernet analyser, debug, board setup, programming MAC layer and embedded C programming
- Familiarity with Pre-Si verification methodology, Post-Si validation concepts, test plans, post-Si validation environment, validation test case writing & debug with the required instruments, tools and environment
- Experience in C, assembly, Perl / Python / Shell scripting is a must
- Working knowledge of UNIX, Windows and embedded operating system
- Working knowledge on FPGA based validation, emulation / simulation / Perspec would be an added advantage
- Experience in using lab equipments such as Oscilloscopes, Protocol Analyzers/Exercisers, Power benches, Mid-bus Probes, Logic Analyzers, Debuggers such as PLS, Lauterbach etc. is mandatory
- Good team player experienced in working with cross-site and cross-functional teams
- Technical abilities demonstrated through ideas conceived & deployed
- Works effectively with engineers and stakeholders from the requirement phase till product delivery to customers
- Serves as focal point for the technical areas owned
- Facilitating and making trade off decisions between quality, costs, resources, scope and time
- Strong discipline and attention to detail in ensuring effective and high-quality validation that minimizes bug escapes to customers
- Innovative mindset and contributing to process improvements where applicable and gaining domain expertise to be able to independently validate one or more areas of SoC.