Distinguished Engineer, System Level Validation

Description

Invent the future with us.

Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient AI compute.

As a pioneer in the new frontier of energy efficient high-performance computing, Ampere is part of the Softbank Group of companies driving sustainable computing for AI, Cloud, and edge applications.

Join us at Ampere and work alongside a passionate and growing team — we’d love to have you apply!

About The Role

As a Distinguished Engineer, System Level Validation, you serve as a principal advisor and expert in shaping our best-in-class hardware platform solutions. You will strategically own and guide the in-depth analysis of server class volume system testing, applying profound knowledge to prioritize critical issues, identify complex trends, and contribute directly to the successful bring-up and validation of our next-generation silicon. This role involves bridging Pre-Si and Post-Si teams to align validation strategy and system debug methodology. As a thought leader, you will drive advancements in validation, automation, and new principles in server systems, database architecture, and tools to deliver unprecedented product quality and efficiency.

What You'll Achieve

• Strategically direct and assume ultimate accountability for comprehensive results analysis of server SoC volume system level test.
• Architect and champion advanced methodologies for leveraging detailed fail logs and in-line data to identify, categorize, and predict critical failure trends.
• Establish and govern strategic priorities for global failure analysis teams, informed by rigorous fail rate assessment and business impact-driven risk analysis.
• Drive the strategic integration and interpretation of RMA data to recalibrate and prioritize critical issues, ensuring proactive provision of impactful samples for in-depth analysis and resolution.
• Lead and articulate high-level insights from trend data to executive leadership and key stakeholders, influencing product direction and strategic investments.
• Pioneer the development of advanced diagnostic techniques to proactively identify systemic commonalities across failures, pinpointing underlying test platform or manufacturing lot issues with strategic implications.
• Architect and champion the evolution of platform and firmware diagnostic requirements, significantly elevating overall test coverage, debug efficiency, and analysis capability across all product lines.
• Initiate and lead the strategic roadmap for automation, encompassing advanced data collection frameworks and sophisticated decision-based control systems to revolutionize validation efficiency and depth.
• Instigate and oversee transformational process improvements across the entire end-to-end lifecycle, spanning both design and manufacturing, to achieve step-function gains in quality, efficiency, and time-to-market.
• Strategically leverage and interpret advanced characterization data, such as voltage/frequency shmoos over temperature, precise characterization of power measurement features, and sophisticated guard-band analysis, to optimize product performance, reliability, and market competitiveness.
  
  

About You

• 12 years of extensive hands-on Post-Silicon Validation expertise, with a proven track record across platform lifecycles from pre-silicon to deployment.
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing multiple validation projects, and execution cycles. Leading debug efforts for weekly product milestones and owning full-system bring-up.
• Proficiency in processor system-level validation, including deep knowledge of system architecture and expertise in High-Speed I/O debugging and validation.
• Strong data analysis skills and failure analysis know-how, utilized to optimize validation indicators and metrics.
• Solid program management capabilities, encompassing end-to-end requirements tracking, cross-functional dependency mapping, and managing vendor engagements.
• High-level grasp of firmware engineering, FW/SW stack processes, and integration methodologies to support diagnostic capabilities.
• Experience in software development and integration, demonstrated through pioneering systems engineering for software integration on various platforms.
  
  

Education

• Bachelor’s degree & 15 years of related experience; or Master’s degree & 12 years; or PhD & 8 years.
  
  

Pay And Benefits

At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, cash long-term incentive, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $279,500 and $419,500, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $293,000 and $440,000.

Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life.

Benefit Highlights Include

• Premium medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, as well as income protection and a 401K retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health and financial future.
• Unlimited Flextime and 10 paid holidays so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance.
• A variety of healthy snacks, energizing espresso, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day.
  
  

And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process.

Ampere is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran and/or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.