Senior Design Lead - BIOS, Test/Interface/Uc Board Design, CPU
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Job Description
Senior Design Lead - BIOS, Test/Interface/Uc Board Design, CPU
Bangalore, Karnataka

Job Summary

seeking an experienced Silicon Validation Board Design Engineer to design, develop, and support hardware platforms used for pre-silicon emulation, post-silicon validation, characterization, and bring-up of complex SoCs/ASICs. The candidate will work closely with silicon design, validation, firmware, and software teams to enable efficient debug and validation of next-generation

Key Responsibilities

Design high-speed validation and characterization boards for ASICs, SoCs, MCUs, and FPGAs.Develop schematics and oversee PCB layout for multilayer boards.Design interfaces including:
  • PCIe
  • USB
  • Ethernet
  • DDR/LPDDR
  • MIPI CSI/DSI

  • Signal & Power Integrity

    • Conduct Signal Integrity (SI) analysis for high-speed interfaces.
    • Perform Power Integrity (PI) simulations and power delivery network validation.
    • Define stack-ups and routing constraints for high-speed PCB designs.
    • Work with PCB vendors and assembly houses for successful board fabrication.

    • Silicon Bring-up & Validation

      • Support first silicon bring-up activities.
      • Develop validation plans and debug methodologies.
      • Investigate silicon, board, and system-level issues.
      • Perform hardware debugging using:
        • Oscilloscope
        • Logic analyzer
        • Protocol analyzers
        • JTAG debuggers
        • Spectrum analyzers

Skill Requirements

B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, 
8+ years (Lead Engineer)

Technical Skills

  • Schematic design tools:
    • Cadence OrCAD/Allegro
    • Altium Designer
    • Mentor Graphics Xpedition
  • PCB design for 10+ layer high-speed boards.
  • DDR3/DDR4/DDR5 or LPDDR design experience.
  • Knowledge of PCIe Gen4/Gen5 design considerations.
  • Power supply design including PMICs and DC-DC converters.
  • JTAG and boundary scan debugging.
  • Silicon validation methodologies.

Other Requirements

Lab Skills

  • Oscilloscope measurements up to multi-GHz ranges.
  • High-speed serial interface debug.
  • Power rail characterization and current profiling.
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