Meta
ASIC Validation Engineer, Power Validation & Characterization
$114K–$172K
Sunnyvale, CA · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience; degree must be completed prior to joining Meta.
About the job
Validates ASICs on emulation platforms and in the lab, performs power and PVT characterization, and develops automation and analysis tools to support silicon productization.
What you'll do
- Execute validation and PVT characterization plans, bring up boards and test environments, and measure domain behavior.
- Develop and maintain Python tests, automation, analysis tooling, and shared validation frameworks.
- Debug failures, document findings, and produce reproducible characterization data for design, firmware, and manufacturing partners.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience; degree must be completed before joining Meta.
- 2+ years of relevant industry experience in ASIC validation, hardware bring-up, or a related silicon engineering discipline.
- Hands-on lab experience with hardware bring-up, debug, measurement, and test instrumentation.
- Proficiency in Python for test development and automation; ability to read schematics and platform documentation.
Nice to have
- Experience with pre-silicon (emulation/FPGA) or post-silicon validation; domain depth with multi-kW systems or rack-level power.
- Familiarity with firmware/BMC interfaces and telemetry collection; exposure to PVT characterization; experience with custom silicon or data center hardware; MS in a related field.
Pay
$114,000/year to $172,000/year (base salary)
Tools
Python, emulation, FPGA, firmware/BMC
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