About the role
Hardware Validation Engineer
NXP is seeking our next HW Validation Lead for silicon validation who will drive both pre-silicon and post-silicon validation of Automotive MCU products. You will be responsible for leading the functional validation and ensuring functionality, performance, stress and stability through comprehensive validation processes.
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Providing Leadership to SOC validation and driving the validation team for successful product validation and debug of issues found by validation or reported from other teams / customer
- Validation planning – Drive Develop and implement detailed validation test-plan and develop validation methodologies/infrastructure to achieve the coverage
- Test development – Develop test-cases, test environment and automation scripts using Python. Use various HW and SW tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, traffic generators and analyzers.
- Collaboration – Represent validation function in global forums and core team. Work closely with design, DV, Analog and Firmware teams to debug, root-cause and resolve any issues that may arise during validation. In addition, work with Operations to do bench screening, high volume ATE functional screening.
- Documentation and reporting – Document test-plans, test results, validation coverage reports. Communicate the same to stakeholders through regular reports
- Automation – Develop various scripts, web-based tools to automate validation tests as well as collecting reports and diagnostics data
Minimum Required Qualifications
- B.Tech./M.Tech. Electronics/Computer Engineering
- 10+ years of experience in silicon validation and performed leadership roles in SOCs, mixed signal/digital ICs.
- Hands on experience with debug of interfaces like communication peripherals, memory interfaces and system level validation testing.
- Expertise with pre-silicon platform, C, script-based test automation (Python) and strong scripting skills in general.
Aplyr's read
NXP Semiconductors drives innovation in the automotive and IoT sectors, attracting engineers and tech experts dedicated to cutting-edge semiconductor solutions.
What's promising
- •Strong focus on automotive and IoT markets, driving growth.
- •Global presence offers diverse career opportunities for engineers.
- •Investment in R&D supports innovation and technological advancement.
What to watch
- •Highly competitive semiconductor industry may pressure margins.
- •Dependence on automotive sector exposes company to market fluctuations.
- •Complex global supply chains can lead to operational challenges.
Why NXP Semiconductors
- •Leading provider of secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications.
- •Pioneers in automotive radar and advanced driver-assistance systems.
- •Robust portfolio in secure identification solutions sets it apart.
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About NXP Semiconductors
NXP Semiconductors is a global semiconductor company that provides high-performance mixed signal and standard product solutions. The company focuses on automotive, security, and IoT applications.
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