What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Systems Validation Engineer position at MaxLinear, Inc.?
Responsibilities
MaxLinear Singapore is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal System Validation Engineer to lead validation efforts for cutting-edge Ethernet PHY and switch systems. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in system-level validation, electrical verification, high-speed I/O (HSIO) characterization, and other interfaces validation. In this role, your focus will be:
- Lead system validation activities for Ethernet PHY and switch products across multiple development phases
- Perform electrical verification and HSIO (USXGMII/XFI) characterization including signal integrity, jitter analysis, and eye diagram measurements
- Validate power consumption across various operating modes and system configurations
- Develop and execute validation plans for interfaces such as SPI, I2C, MDIO, and others
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design, firmware, and software to ensure comprehensive validation coverage
- Automate test procedures and data analysis using Python and other scripting tools
- Document validation results, debug issues, and drive resolution with relevant stakeholders
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to continuous improvement of validation methodologies
Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree or Master’s and above in Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or related field with at least 12 years or above of working experience in system validation, preferably in Ethernet PHY and switch systems
- Strong hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, BERTs, etc.)
- Deep understanding of HSIO interfaces and electrical validation techniques
- Experience with power measurement and optimization strategies
- Proficiency in Python scripting for automation and data analysis
- Familiarity with protocols such as SPI, I2C, MDIO
- Experience with silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation
- Knowledge of signal integrity simulation tools and methodologies
- Exposure to embedded systems and firmware debugging
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skill
- Experience working in cross-functional and global teams
Company Overview
MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.
We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.
MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.
Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.
We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.