SambaNova
Post-Silicon Validation Engineer, New Grad
$120K–$150K
San Jose, California, United States +1 · Entry level · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
Austin, Texas, United States - Education
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Tests and validates new RDU silicon and its high-speed I/O and memory subsystems, automates test and analysis tasks, and helps debug system issues.
What you'll do
- Run functional, characterization, stress, and performance tests; support silicon and system bring-up.
- Write scripts to automate validation, debugging, and data analysis.
- Diagnose failures with lab equipment and work with design, firmware, and system teams to debug issues across silicon, board, and software.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Coursework or project experience in digital design, computer architecture, or high-speed interfaces.
- Scripting experience in Python or bash.
- Strong analytical and data analysis skills.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with PCIe, Ethernet, HBM, CXL, or UCIe; SerDes concepts; or C/C++ debugging.
- Hands-on lab experience or internship experience in validation, bring-up, or hardware test.
Pay
$120,000 — $150,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, bash, PCIe, Ethernet, HBM, CXL, UCIe, C/C++
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