Senior Silicon Validation Engineer
Mountain View, CA
Full Time
Mid Level
Enfabrica is at the forefront of building cutting edge networking silicon and system software to drive the revolution in AI and accelerated computing infrastructure at scale.
As we transition into the post-silicon phase, we are seeking dynamic Technical Experts and Leaders who thrive in multidisciplinary environments, balancing hands-on development, testing, debugging, mentoring, and project leadership.
Our mission is to establish a modern, scalable, high-quality silicon validation methodology and operation that ensures efficiency and reliability across diverse AI workloads and customer use cases.
As a Silicon Validation Engineer, you will be responsible for post-silicon validation of high-performance networking ASICs involving Ethernet, RDMA/RoCE, InfiniBand (IB), PCIe, CXL, and Network-on-Chip (NoC) architectures. You will work closely with design, firmware, software, and architecture teams to ensure the silicon meets performance, reliability, and compliance requirements before production deployment.
Qualifications
We recognize that not all candidates will possess every skill listed, but these represent the key capabilities we seek:
Education & Experience
Enfabrica is on a mission to revolutionize AI compute systems and infrastructure at scale through the development of superior-scaling networking silicon and software which we call the Accelerated Compute Fabric. Founded and led by an executive team assembled from first-class semiconductor and distributed systems/software companies throughout the industry, Enfabrica sets themselves apart from other startups with a very strong engineering pedigree, a proven track record of delivering, deploying and scaling products in data center production environments, and significant investor support for our ambitious journey! Together, with their differentiated approach to solving the I/O bottlenecks in distributed AI and accelerated compute clusters, Enfabrica is unleashing the revolution in next-gen computing fabrics.
As we transition into the post-silicon phase, we are seeking dynamic Technical Experts and Leaders who thrive in multidisciplinary environments, balancing hands-on development, testing, debugging, mentoring, and project leadership.
Our mission is to establish a modern, scalable, high-quality silicon validation methodology and operation that ensures efficiency and reliability across diverse AI workloads and customer use cases.
As a Silicon Validation Engineer, you will be responsible for post-silicon validation of high-performance networking ASICs involving Ethernet, RDMA/RoCE, InfiniBand (IB), PCIe, CXL, and Network-on-Chip (NoC) architectures. You will work closely with design, firmware, software, and architecture teams to ensure the silicon meets performance, reliability, and compliance requirements before production deployment.
Qualifications
We recognize that not all candidates will possess every skill listed, but these represent the key capabilities we seek:
Education & Experience
- BSc/MSc/PHd in Electrical or Computer Engineering, preferably with 5+ years of post-silicon validation experience.
- Strong expertise in high-speed networking (Ethernet, RDMA/RoCE, IB) and interconnects (PCIe Gen5/Gen6, CXL).
- Silicon Debug & Validation: Bring-up, functional testing, stress/margin testing, and performance validation.
- High-Speed Protocols: PCIe, CXL, RDMA, Ethernet MAC/PHY, congestion control algorithms.
- Debug Tools: Protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, BER testers.
- Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in Python for test automation, data analysis, and validation frameworks.
- CI/CD & Test Infrastructure: Experience with automating validation pipelines and regression testing.
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Ability to collaborate across De, DV, firmware, and system teams.
- Proactive, action-driven executor with a results-oriented mindset.
- Seamless silicon bring-up & debugging
- Optimized Validation of networking & interconnect protocols.
- Rapid identification and resolution of silicon and system-level issues.
- Minimal post-production silicon bugs
- Bottom-line impact: Delivering a robust, high-quality product that meets customer expectations and performs flawlessly in real-world deployments.
Enfabrica is on a mission to revolutionize AI compute systems and infrastructure at scale through the development of superior-scaling networking silicon and software which we call the Accelerated Compute Fabric. Founded and led by an executive team assembled from first-class semiconductor and distributed systems/software companies throughout the industry, Enfabrica sets themselves apart from other startups with a very strong engineering pedigree, a proven track record of delivering, deploying and scaling products in data center production environments, and significant investor support for our ambitious journey! Together, with their differentiated approach to solving the I/O bottlenecks in distributed AI and accelerated compute clusters, Enfabrica is unleashing the revolution in next-gen computing fabrics.
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