What are the responsibilities and job description for the Post Silicon Validation Engineer, AI Hardware position at Tesla Motors, Inc.?
The role will focus on developing Post-Silicon validation plan, tools, and infrastructure for Tesla's custom SoCs and Platforms designs. As a Silicon Validation Engineer, the candidate will take on challenges like validating High-Speed Serdes, perform system level power characterization, and troubleshooting complex hardware bugs and field returns. The candidate will regularly take part in hardware design and schematics review, firmware development, and building automated test infrastructures for running large volume of post silicon system level tests.The candidate will also possess good system-level and architectural knowledge and some experience with DFT and PDE work.
What You'll Do
Create and execute synthetic workloads that stress the various functional blocks inside the silicon platforms such as the GPU, Fabric, Neural Network, Camera Interface etc.
Assist in identifying and fixing any hardware bugs before going into production
Bring up and characterize Autopilot Custom Silicon and PCBA
Collaborate with diverse teams in hardware design, schematic reviews, firmware development, and building automated test infrastructures
Write test plans, develop test cases, and catch design bugs before production
Characterize and improve power and performance consumption at a system level
Generating and verify ATPG patterns and perform gate-level simulations to debug complex test structures and support post-silicon silicon bring-up and ATE correlation
What You'll Bring
Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
Deep knowledge of computer architecture
Microcontroller & Embedded Systems Programming Experience in C/C
Python and bash scripting and familiarity with git and version control systems
Design, verification or validation disciplines, system/platform level debug and root cause isolation, methodology and tools
Experience with Test Automation Framework Development
Familiarity with JTAG and/or Open OCD
Familiarity with Scan Chains and Memory Bist (MBIST)
Compensation and Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
- Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
- Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
- Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
- Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
- Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
- Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
- Tesla Babies program
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and perks program
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Salary : $160,000 - $282,000