SoC Validation Engineer

NXP is seeking a highly motivated Digital SoC Validation Engineer to join the Silicon Validation team in Austin, Texas. The successful candidate will be responsible for both pre-silicon emulation and silicon validation, debug, and characterization of complex System-on-Chip (SoC) products used in automotive, industrial, networking, and IoT applications. In this capacity, the successful candidate will be developing test plans, writing/porting test code, and executing/debugging tests on both emulation and silicon. This role requires close collaboration with design, verification, firmware, software, and product engineering teams to ensure high-quality silicon releases. Job Responsibilities: • Develop validation plans for digital SoC subsystems and full-chip functionality from design specifications. • Develop and/or port validation test content at IP, sub-system, and/or SoC level features/interfaces. • Bring-up, execute, and debug validation tests on both pre-silicon emulation and actual silicon. • Perform characterization and debug of silicon devices under process, voltage, and temperature variations. • Design and develop validation environments, test frameworks, and automation scripts. • Debug silicon issues using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, and JTAG debuggers. • Analyze failures and collaborate with design and verification teams for root-cause identification and corrective actions. • Validate high-speed interfaces and industry-standard protocols including PCIe, USB, Ethernet, CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, and MIPI interfaces. • Develop Python, Perl, Shell, or C/C++ based automation solutions to improve validation efficiency. • Review architecture, design specifications, and verification results to ensure complete coverage. • Support product qualification, reliability testing, and customer issue resolution activities. • Generate detailed validation reports and communicate findings to cross-functional stakeholders.Required Qualifications: • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. • 10+ years of experience in SoC validation, emulation / silicon validation. • Strong understanding of digital design fundamentals, computer architecture, and SoC architectures. • Experience with embedded processors such as ARM-based systems. • Knowledge of hardware debug techniques and laboratory equipment. • Experience in C programming language. • Knowledge of ARM assembly language. • Experience with Linux environment. • Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Perl, or Shell scripting). • Experience with industry-standard interfaces and communication protocols. • Familiarity with FPGA prototyping and board-level validation. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills. • Excellent communication and teamwork abilities. More information about NXP in the United States... NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals. #LI-6692