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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