Silicon Validation Engineer, II

Company: Synopsys
Location: Hillsboro
Posted on: March 8, 2023

Job Description:

Silicon Validation Engineer, II







38090BR





USA - Oregon - Hillsboro, USA - USA



Job Description and Requirements


As a Silicon Validation Engineer, you will be part of an R&D team developing high speed SerDes PHYs. You will work with a cross functional design team of analog designers and hardware engineers from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Our R&D test lab contains high speed test equipment. Examples include: 50 GHz oscilloscopes, 50GHz network analyzer, and BERTs up to 112Gb/s for SerDes test and debug.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Performing testing on silicon implementations of high-speed analog integrated circuits
• Results review and debugging of silicon under test, as well as hardware supporting
• Running characterization tests and creating test reports
• Creating test boards/hardware solutions to support test, debug, and characterizationApply theoretical knowledge to investigate and explain circuit behavior and circuit limitations in a testing and characterization environment
  Qualifications
  • A relevant degree in Electronic Engineering
  • Solid Analog IC circuit knowledge
  • Solid debugging skills
  • Lab equipment skills
  • Software programming experience (MATLAB, Python are preferences)
  • FPGA programming knowledge (Verilog)
  • Knowledge of interface protocols such as USB, PCI Express, SATA and Ethernet
  • Knowledge of NRZ and PAM4 encoding
  • Knowledge of communication interfaces such as JTAG, I2C and SPIGood English communication skillsThe base salary range across the U.S. for this role is between $66,000 to $115,000. In addition, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request.
    
    Our Silicon IP business is all about integrating more capabilities into an SoC-faster. We offer the world's broadest portfolio of silicon IP-predesigned blocks of logic, memory, interfaces, analog, security, and embedded processors. All to help customers integrate more capabilities. Meet unique performance, power, and size requirements of their target applications. And get differentiated products to market quickly with reduced risk.
    
    At Synopsys, we're at the heart of the innovations that change the way we work and play. Self-driving cars. Artificial Intelligence. The cloud. 5G. The Internet of Things. These breakthroughs are ushering in the Era of Smart Everything. And we're powering it all with the world's most advanced technologies for chip design and software security. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you.
    
    Inclusion and Diversity are important to us. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military veteran status, or disability.
    
    
    
    
    Job Category
    
    Engineering
    
    
    
    Country
    
    United States
    
    
    
    Job Subcategory
    
    Validation Engineering
    
    
    
    Hire Type
    
    Employee
    
    
    
    Base Salary Range
    
    $66,000 - $115,000
    
    
    

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