Principal Systems Validation Engineer

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Overview

MaxLinear Singapore is seeking a Principal Systems Validation Engineer to join our growing team. You will be responsible for system validation for highly parallel next generation hardware accelerator SoCs for Home Router & Gateway Product. You will contribute to full life-cycle product development on emulation platforms and system reference design and validation. In this role, your focus will be:

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-silicon and post-silicon system validation for System-on-Chip (SoC) platforms
• Lead pre-silicon design validation using emulation and prototyping platforms
• Define the SoC verification strategy, including test case development, test plan creation, and execution
• Drive system-level validation and ensure comprehensive test coverage aligned with system requirements
• Develop test programs and automated test scripts to streamline validation processes
• Debug complex system issues and lead hardware/software/firmware co-verification efforts
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineering staff

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 Embedded SoC System development field and SoC System/Electrical Validation
• Experienced with Verification of SoC in emulation and prototyping environment & verification techniques
• Experienced with system validation in complex SoC (System on Chip) environment
• Familiar with system board and usage of lab equipment like Oscilloscope and Logic analyzer
• Good understanding in network protocol in ethernet, IP & Routing
• Ability to use methodological approaches to solve highly complex problems
• Knowledge of one or more of the following: Microcontrollers (ARM, ARC), DSP, SoC, hardware bring-up, emulation and FPGA platform
• Experience of C/C++ Programming and other test script development languages
• Strong expertise in the networking domain is highly preferred
• Hands-on experience with network testing tools such as Spirent TestCenter, Ixia, or similar platforms
• Solid understanding of SoC architecture and fundamental design principles
• Familiarity with the SoC development lifecycle, including a working knowledge of RTL design and verification methodologies
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Team player, proactive and self-motivated

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.

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.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Quality Assurance

Industries

• Semiconductor Manufacturing

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