Senior Post-Silicon Validation Engineer

Job Title

Senior Post-Silicon Validation Engineer

Role Summary

Hands-on engineering role to own silicon bring-up, characterization, and system-level validation of complex mixed-signal SoCs and to enable transition of validated silicon into product integration. The role leads validation strategy, builds test capability and lab infrastructure, and executes first-silicon through product readiness activities.

This position supports ITAR-controlled work and requires U.S. person eligibility; the role expects in-office presence three days per week with periodic travel to the company's Torrance, CA site.

Experience Level

Senior - typically 5+ years of post-silicon validation, SoC bring-up, silicon characterization, or equivalent experience as indicated in the posting.

Responsibilities

Define and execute post-silicon validation activities and lead cross-functional bring-up to product readiness.

• Own post-silicon validation strategy, test planning, execution, coverage, and sign-off.
• Lead first-silicon bring-up across power, clocks, debug interfaces, processor/memory subsystems, peripherals, and high-speed interfaces.
• Define validation readiness criteria required for product integration and ensure silicon, firmware, test infrastructure, and system interfaces meet those criteria.
• Plan and execute system-level functional, performance, stress, and corner-case testing.
• Build the test and validation lab, including equipment selection, test setups, instrumentation integration, and automated characterization/regression environments.
• Partner with RF/analog, mixed-signal, FPGA, firmware, RTL/DV, hardware, and systems teams to characterize blocks (RF chains, PLLs, ADC/DAC, SerDes/JESD) and validate algorithms on silicon.
• Drive cross-domain debug across silicon, firmware, RTL, package, board, and system boundaries and manage issue lifecycle to resolution.
• Develop reusable automation for instrument control, data collection, analysis, regression, and reporting.

Requirements

Key qualifications and technical skills required to perform the role.

• 5+ years of relevant post-silicon validation, SoC bring-up, silicon characterization, or related experience.
• Hands-on experience bringing up complex mixed-signal SoCs/ASICs and transitioning silicon into product/system integration.
• Practical experience with lab test & measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, spectrum/signal analyzers, vector signal generators, network analyzers, logic analyzers, power supplies, and RF/mixed-signal instrumentation).
• Working knowledge of SoC architecture and RF/analog/mixed-signal circuits; strong hardware/software debug skills across silicon, RTL, firmware, board, and system levels.
• Experience building silicon validation labs, test infrastructure, and automated measurement environments.
• Experience validating DSP, calibration, or signal-processing functionality in silicon.
• Strong Python/scripting skills for lab automation, instrumentation, and data analysis.
• Experience with embedded C/C++, JTAG, SPI, UART, and register-level debug.
• Ability to lead cross-functional bring-up while remaining deeply hands-on in the lab.
• Ability to work on-site at least three days per week and travel periodically to Torrance, CA.

• RF SoC and RF/analog characterization experience.
• ADC/DAC, PLL, RF transceiver, or high-speed SerDes/JESD validation experience.
• FPGA prototyping experience and familiarity with RISC-V or ARM SoC platforms.

Education Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience (the posting explicitly permits equivalent experience in lieu of degree).

About the Company

Company: K2 Space

Headquarters: United States

K2 Space specializes in providing high-quality engineering solutions for ASIC, FPGA, and RTL designs. The company focuses on advanced digital design verification and development, catering to the growing demands of the semiconductor industry.