What are the responsibilities and job description for the IC Validation Engineer position at Insight Global?
A global leader in innovation is looking for IC Validation Engineers to join their team in Colorado Springs, CO. This person will work with the team validating the company's storage and PCIe switch silicon products. They will work with the development engineering departments (hardware and software) in validating and debugging new products in a lab environment. This team is continually working with state-of-the-art equipment on leading edge storage silicon spanning across the pre (emulation) and post silicon validation cycle.
Responsibilities:
Construct, review, and execute robust validation test plans on emulation platforms and prototype silicon
Develop C/C based embedded firmware and or/host software tools and applications for low level system validation
Develop test scripts to control protocol exercisers and automate various validation tools and equipment
Work in parallel with the software development, FPGA Emulation, and IC Design teams as part of the pre/post silicon validation process
Work with the board development team on validation and reference board designs and new product requirements
Drive technical debug and resolution of issues encountered at the complete system level. Propose creative workarounds and implement solutions to complex problems.
Work with external customers on initial silicon bring-up and system level integration/troubleshooting
Effectively present technical information to teams of engineers. Educate Field Application Engineers (FAEs) on new product features and operation
Work with the Technical Publications group on engineering notes, data sheets, and architectural manuals
This will be an onsite position in Colorado Springs, with regular schedule Monday-Friday. Relocation assistance is provided.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Recent Master's Degree, or Bachelor's Degree with 2-5 years of experience
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
- Experience creating and running test plans to validate new silicon/chips
- Strong embedded C/C development experience, and embedded firmware experience
- Experience using lab equipment such as logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers to troubleshoot issues
- Understanding of basic PCB knowledge (able to read a schematic)
- Experience in the lab using oscilloscopes, DVMs, etc.
- Experience with C/C firmware and Python automation scripts to test hardware
NICE TO HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
-PCIe protocol experience (Gen3/4/5 protocol experience including knowledge of LTSSM, system enumeration and configuration space format)
-ARM architecture
-Linux
Salary : $80,000 - $146,000