Applications Validation & Verification (AVV) Engineer

Job Title

Applications Validation & Verification (AVV) Engineer

Role Summary

Design and execute system-level validation and verification tests for next-generation Automotive and Industrial SoC designs in the Advanced Technology Integration (ATI) group. Focus areas include functionality, performance (throughput, latency, MIPS), and power across pre-silicon emulation platforms and real silicon.

Work is bare-metal (C with some assembly); collaborate with systems, design, and validation teams and support field applications engineers.

Experience Level

Mid-level - typically requires around 5 years of engineering experience in silicon design and/or validation.

Responsibilities

Primary duties include creating and executing application-like tests, debugging on emulation and silicon, and documenting results and tools.

• Define V&V targets with systems experts and produce test plans.
• Implement tests in C (and some assembly) and automate with scripting as needed.
• Debug tests and designs on pre-silicon emulation/FPGA platforms and on real silicon.
• Measure and analyze performance and power (operational, idle, low-power modes).
• Collaborate cross-functionally with design and validation teams to resolve issues.
• Document test flows, results, issues encountered, and tools developed.
• Support FAEs and respond to customer technical questions.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and constraints; preferred skills listed separately.

• Must-have: Approximately 5 years engineering experience working with silicon design and/or validation.
• Experience with digital/embedded design on emulation platforms, FPGA platforms, or RTL simulation.
• Proficient in C and comfortable with assembly; experience with bare-metal development (no OS).
• Experience debugging on pre-silicon emulation platforms and on real silicon; ability to analyze digital waveforms.
• Strong understanding of digital logic and computer architecture relevant to DDR interfaces and system interconnects.
• Ability to produce clear test plans and documentation and to work cross-functionally.
• U.S. work authorization required; Texas Instruments will not sponsor visas or work authorization for this position.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with DDR4/DDR5/LPDDR4/LPDDR5, cache/coherency validation, and pre-silicon power measurement.
• Familiarity with hardware description languages, DSPs (C6x/C7x), TI SoCs, and automation/scripting (regular expressions).
• Proficiency in C++ and advanced assembly; experience with performance metrics (MIPS, latency).

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, ECE, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (Bachelor's degree required as listed in the posting).

About the Company

Company: Texas Instruments

Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, USA

Texas Instruments is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and embedded processing chips for various markets including industrial, automotive, and personal electronics. The company's innovations aim to make electronics more affordable and reliable, fostering advancements in technology through each generation of semiconductors.