Drimva

Astera Labs

Senior SoC Verification/Validation Engineer

$165K–$195K

San Jose, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 20, 2025

Location
San Jose, CA
California
Experience
5+ years of hands-on experience in pre-silicon verification/validation.
Education
BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field.

About the job

Validates complex SoCs for AI connectivity and cloud infrastructure on emulation platforms before silicon tape-out.

What you'll do

  • Bring up and validate high-speed interfaces and overall SoC functionality.
  • Define and execute functional and performance validation plans with cross-functional teams; develop C/C++ firmware and tests.
  • Build tools and methodologies to validate and debug hardware and software/firmware issues on emulation platforms.

What they ask for

  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of hands-on pre-silicon verification/validation experience.
  • Strong hands-on experience running and debugging SoC simulation; essential protocol knowledge in PCIe, UALink and/or Ethernet.
  • Proficiency in System Verilog, C/C++, and Python; strong debugging, analytical, and communication skills, and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Nice to have

  • Bring-up and validation experience on Palladium or Zebu emulation platforms.
  • Hands-on experience running and debugging SoC simulation and emulation platforms.

Pay

$165,000 USD - $195,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

PCIe, Ethernet, UALink, System Verilog, C/C++, Python, Palladium, Zebu

AI focus

Validates SoCs for AI connectivity and cloud infrastructure; no AI model development is stated.

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