Meta
Pre/Post Silicon Validation Engineer
$146K–$209K
Sunnyvale, CA +2 · Full-time · Posted Sep 11, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
Austin, TX
Menlo Park, CA - Experience
- 6+ years; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Validates Meta’s custom infrastructure ASICs across pre-silicon emulation, post-silicon bring-up, characterization, and production deployment.
What you'll do
- Define and execute validation strategies, test plans, coverage models, and readiness criteria.
- Develop FPGA-based emulation infrastructure and automate validation workflows.
- Lead cross-layer silicon debug and coordinate validation from design through production deployment.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6+ years of experience in ASIC/SoC development cycles with pre-silicon and/or post-silicon validation, hardware verification, or FPGA-based emulation for custom silicon.
- Experience with silicon troubleshooting and debugging hardware-software interactions using waveform viewers, logic analyzers, and hardware debug probes.
- Experience developing automation scripts and test infrastructure in Python, C/C++.
Nice to have
- Experience with RTL partitioning, FPGA synthesis, and timing closure on emulation platforms such as Palladium, Veloce, or Zebu.
- Familiarity with SystemVerilog, UVM, or formal verification methodologies.
Pay
$146,000/year to $209,000/year (base salary)
Tools
Python, C/C++, Palladium, Veloce, Zebu, SystemVerilog, UVM, VCS
AI focus
Validates custom ASICs intended to support AI workloads, including AI accelerators; no AI model development is stated.
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