UFS IP Validation Engineer

Overview :

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Santa Clara California that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. global company that specializes in manufacturing semiconductor devices used in computer processing. The company also produces flash memories graphics processors motherboard chip sets and a variety of components used in consumer electronics goods.

Position : UFS IP Validation Engineer

Location : Markham ON

Duration : 12 Months

Job Type : Temporary Assignment

Work Type : Onsite

JOB DESCRIPTION : THE ROLE :

Client is looking for a lead systems engineer to provide thought leadership and subject matter expertise to our growing team.

As a key contributor you will have a strong technical background to contribute to all aspects of the post-silicon development process.

We have competitive benefit packages and an award-winning culture. Join us!

The Client S3 Business Unit IP Systems Engineering team is seeking an energetic dynamic experienced IP Systems Engineer to join our growing team. We work with customers to develop new products previously including game consoles.

As an IP Systems Engineer you will drive the planning post-silicon execution silicon bring-up and debug of Client processor and graphics based systems while working closely with internal teams to meet product development milestones.

As a key contributor to the success of Clients IP you will be part of a leading team that drives and enhances Clients abilities to deliver industry leading technologies to our customers.

The Systems Engineering team encourages technical innovation to showcase successes provides opportunities to develop technical knowledge and facilitates career development.

This role specifically focuses on the validation of external UFS storage devices and bus interconnect according to the industry standard UFS specification.

THE PERSON :

You are a highly motivated hands-on leader with a strong development background problem solving mentality excellent written and verbal communication skills ability to prioritize tasks along with willingness to learn and adapt.

Excellent teamwork skills and capability to lead a highly technical team is crucial

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

Participate in systems design development throughout entire product lifecycle from pre-silicon and emulation through post-silicon and software integration and validation.

Lead technical presentations demonstrating a good understanding of hardware architecture and expertise in systems design

Collaborate with Design Software Tools and other teams to drive the definition of testing and debug methodologies to provide the best possible coverage and customer experience for the Client UFS IP.

Work with Program Leadership team to define the end to end plan and highlight possible risk areas and address concerns during planning.

Be a leader and mentor to the operation team; be hands-on and lead by example

Isolation and debug of issues found in the southbridge and peripherals during pre-silicon bring-up validation and production phases of S3 products

Able to proactively support team culture that fosters knowledge sharing excellence and collaboration

Defining and executing validation strategies enablement of features and unit test plans

Publishing and aligning test plan requirements deliverables and dependencies

Working closely with supporting teams such as design diagnostics Software / Firmware / BIOS / driver and project leadership

Lead cross-functional technical discussions to drive root cause identification and resolution on technical issues

Driving and participating in technical innovations to enhance Clients validation capabilities including tool and script developments technical and methodology enhancements

REQUIREMENTS :

Knowledge of UFS standard and architecture with encryption technology preferred

In-depth knowledge of SOC architecture and concepts

In-depth knowledge of southbridge technology

Experience with FPGA and other hardware emulation platforms for pre-silicon debug

Strong understanding of BIOS OS (Windows / Linux) and driver-level interactions and common failure points

Good understanding of Boot Flows / Sequences

In-depth knowledge of system peripherals such as PCIe NVMe USB I2C UFS SATA SPIUART and other data bus connections

Experience with the UFS analyzer / exerciser common lab equipment computer hardware and networks

Led process improvement initiatives to improve engineering quality

Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills

Knowledge of standard power management features and use-cases

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE :

Minimum 3-6 years of experience in pre and post-silicon validation and 4-8 years experience in semiconductor industry

Demonstrated ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly

Hardware description languages (e.g. Verilog)

Strong programming / scripting skills (e.g. Python C / C Ruby)

Experience with IP / System level bring-up SOC debug techniques and methodologies

Strong analytical / problem solving skills and pronounced attention to details

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Self-starter strong collaborator and able to independently drive tasks to completion

Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple issues at the same time

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS :

Bachelors / Masters degree in Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or related field strongly preferred

Top 3-5 Must Have Skills for this role :

Hardware IP knowledge of storage devices including UFS NAND NOR ePROM etc

SoC and Computer architecture

Lab equipment analyzers and hardware debugging techniques

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

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Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1