Principal Silicon Validation Engineer

Job description

Job Qualification

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering (or related). 12+ years of experience in semiconductor validation (analog), product engineering, or silicon debug.

Strong hands-on background in: MCU architectures Embedded systems Lab bring-up and silicon debug tools (JTAG, logic analyzers, scopes, etc.) Proven ability to lead large, distributed engineering teams. Excellent communication and executive presence.

Job Responsibilities

Define validation plans for MCU/MPU subsystems (CPU, memory, peripherals, interconnects). Develop test cases and coverage metrics based on architecture and design specs. Identify corner cases, stress scenarios, and system-level use cases. Silicon & Pre-Silicon Validation Perform post-silicon validation on silicon platforms, evaluation boards, and emulators. Support pre-silicon validation/emulation efforts where required.

Debug issues across hardware–software boundary. Test Development & Automation Develop validation test suites using C/C++, Python, or scripting languages. Build automation frameworks for regression and validation flows. Create scripts for data capture, logging, and analysis. Hardware/Firmware Debug Perform low-level debugging using tools such as: JTAG, SWD Logic analyzers, oscilloscopes Trace tools (ETM, ITM)

Root cause failures across

CPU cores (ARM/RISC-V) Memory subsystems (DDR, SRAM, Flash) Peripherals (UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO, etc.)

Cross-Functional Collaboration Work with: RTL design teams (for bug fixes and clarifications) Verification teams (for coverage gap closure) Firmware/software teams (for test enablement) Review architecture and design specifications. More information about NXP in India... #LI-7013