Supple Soft Pvt.Ltd.
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supplesoft.com
Job details:
Company: Supplesoft Pvt. Ltd.
Location: Remote (India)
Work Mode: Work From Home (India)
Employment Type: Part-Time
Experience: 7–10 Years
Industry: Semiconductor | Networking | High-Speed Connectivity
About Supplesoft
Supplesoft Pvt. Ltd. is a global technology company delivering engineering solutions across Semiconductor, Embedded Systems, Cloud, AI, Enterprise Software, and Digital Transformation. We partner with leading global organizations to build innovative products and deliver world-class engineering services.
We are looking for an experienced Senior Engineer I – Silicon Validation to support a global semiconductor client developing next-generation Ethernet, USB, PCI Express, and High-Speed Networking products.
This position offers an opportunity to work remotely from India while collaborating with highly experienced engineering teams across the United States on cutting-edge semiconductor technologies.
Position Overview
As a Senior Validation Engineer, you will play a critical role in validating production silicon for advanced connectivity products. You will participate in post-silicon validation, silicon characterization, hardware debugging, interoperability testing, and automation while working closely with Design Engineering, Verification Engineering, Product Engineering, and Applications teams.
You will contribute to ensuring first-pass silicon success by identifying issues early, performing detailed root-cause analysis, and supporting production-quality releases.
Key ResponsibilitiesPost-Silicon Validation
- Execute validation and characterization activities for advanced connectivity products.
- Validate silicon functionality against architecture specifications and product requirements.
- Execute validation plans for Ethernet PHYs, Ethernet Switches, USB 3.x Hubs, PCI Express devices, and other high-speed interfaces.
- Support silicon qualification and production readiness activities.
Silicon Bring-Up & Hardware Debug
- Support first silicon bring-up activities.
- Perform board bring-up and hardware debugging.
- Validate power sequencing, clocks, reset architecture, and boot functionality.
- Debug hardware/software interaction issues.
- Perform interoperability testing with third-party systems.
Validation Planning & Execution
- Develop validation plans from architecture specifications and datasheets.
- Execute manual and automated validation test cases.
- Perform functional, stress, regression, and characterization testing.
- Support feature validation across multiple silicon revisions.
Ethernet Validation
Validate products supporting:
- Ethernet PHY
- Ethernet Switches
- IEEE 802.3
- 10/100/1000 Ethernet
- 10G / 25G Ethernet
- Optical Ethernet
- Backplane Ethernet
- KR/KR-S Interfaces
- Forward Error Correction (FEC)
- Retimers
High-Speed Interface Validation
Hands-on experience validating:
- USB 2.0
- USB 3.x
- USB 3.2
- PCI Express
- High-Speed Serial Interfaces
Networking Protocol Validation
Knowledge of:
- IEEE 802.3
- IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
- IEEE 802.1AE MACsec
- SyncE
Hardware Debugging
Troubleshoot and resolve:
- Power Issues
- Clock Issues
- Reset Issues
- Link-Up Failures
- PHY Initialization
- Signal Integrity Problems
- Protocol Failures
- Hardware/Software Integration Issues
Data Analysis & Debug
- Analyze validation results and identify failures.
- Perform root-cause analysis.
- Collaborate with RTL Design and Verification teams.
- Drive technical issue resolution through closure.
- Support customer issue reproduction and debugging.
Automation & Scripting
Develop automation using Python for:
- Test Automation
- Lab Automation
- Data Collection
- Regression Execution
- Report Generation
- Equipment Control
- Validation Dashboards
Documentation
Prepare and maintain:
- Validation Plans
- Test Reports
- Debug Reports
- Characterization Reports
- Technical Documentation
- Customer Issue Reports
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with:
- Architecture Team
- RTL Design Team
- Verification Engineering
- Product Engineering
- Applications Engineering
- Marketing
- Customer Support
- Field Engineering
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Silicon Validation, Hardware Validation, Post-Silicon Validation, or System-Level Testing.
- Strong understanding of semiconductor product development and validation methodologies.
- Experience with silicon bring-up, board validation, and hardware debugging.
- Strong knowledge of power sequencing, clocking, reset architecture, and signal integrity.
- Experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and other laboratory instruments.
- Hands-on experience with Ethernet technologies compliant with IEEE 802.3 standards.
- Understanding of IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP), SyncE, and IEEE 802.1AE MACsec.
- Knowledge of high-speed Ethernet architectures including Optical Ethernet, Backplane Ethernet, KR/KR-S, FEC, Retimers, and Ethernet PHYs.
- Experience validating USB 2.0, USB 3.x, USB 3.2, and PCI Express products.
- Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills.
- Experience developing automation using Python.
- Familiarity with Git, JIRA, and collaborative engineering environments.
- Excellent communication, documentation, and analytical skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working on Ethernet PHYs and Ethernet Switches.
- Experience with first silicon bring-up and production qualification.
- Knowledge of board schematic review and PCB layout analysis.
- Experience with high-speed serial interfaces operating beyond 25Gbps.
- Exposure to validation automation frameworks and laboratory infrastructure.
- Experience supporting customer-reported technical issues and interoperability testing.
Technical SkillsSemiconductor Validation
- Post-Silicon Validation
- Silicon Characterization
- Silicon Bring-Up
- Board Bring-Up
- Hardware Debugging
- PCB Validation
- Signal Integrity
- System-Level Validation
Networking Technologies
- Ethernet PHY
- Ethernet Switches
- IEEE 802.3
- IEEE 1588 PTP
- IEEE 802.1AE MACsec
- SyncE
- Optical Ethernet
- KR/KR-S
- FEC
- Retimers
High-Speed Interfaces
- USB 2.0
- USB 3.x
- USB 3.2
- PCI Express
- High-Speed Serial Interfaces
Lab Equipment
- Oscilloscopes
- Logic Analyzers
- Protocol Analyzers
- Signal Generators
- Network Analyzers
- JTAG Debuggers
Programming & Tools
- Python
- Shell Scripting
- Git
- JIRA
- Automation Frameworks
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and debugging skills.
- Excellent problem-solving ability.
- Self-driven with the ability to work independently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced engineering environment.
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