Post-Silicon Validation Engineer (Multiple Levels)

The role

Post-Silicon Validation Engineers will perform validation and characterization of complex ASICs and SoCs from first silicon through production release. You will work with cross-functional teams to solve silicon challenges and build validation infrastructure.

What you will do

• Post-silicon validation and characterization of complex ASICs and SoCs
• Participate in functionality, performance, interoperability, compliance, stress testing, corner cases, and reliability functions
• Enable first silicon bring-up using JTAG, scan, embedded debug features, and board-level diagnostics
• Validate high-speed interfaces including PCIe, Ethernet, SerDes and other industry-standard protocols
• Utilize advanced lab equipment including high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, BERTs, protocol analyzers, Ethernet traffic generators, network analyzers, logic analyzers, and power measurement equipment
• Debug complex hardware, firmware, RTL, and system-level issues
• Contribute to scalable Python-based automation frameworks
• Validate firmware, bootloaders, device drivers, and hardware/software interfaces
• Characterize silicon performance, power, thermal behavior, margins, and compliance
• Document validation results, silicon characterization data, debug findings, and production readiness reports

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
• Hands-on post-silicon validation, DVT, or silicon bring-up experience with complex ASICs or SoCs
• Understanding of silicon debug methodologies and structured root-cause analysis
• Knowledge of one or more high-speed protocols including PCIe, Ethernet, SerDes, CXL, USB, SPI, I²C, or similar interfaces
• Python programming skills for automation, regression development, and data analysis
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work onsite full-time at Irvine, California or Ottawa, Canada headquarters
• Ability to interpret schematics, understand board design, power sequencing, signal integrity, and hardware debug

Nice to have

• Experience bringing first silicon to production in networking, communications, data center, AI, or high-performance computing products
• Experience using laboratory equipment including oscilloscopes, BERTs, protocol analyzers, network analyzers, logic analyzers, and related validaton tools
• Experience validating firmware, embedded software, drivers, and hardware/software interfaces
• Experience validating coherent optical DSPs, networking ASICs, Ethernet switch silicon, AI accelerators, GPUs, storage controllers, or high-speed communications devices
• Strong knowledge of Ethernet, PCIe, OIF, IEEE, or related compliance specifications
• Experience building scalable validation automation, regression systems, dashboards, and data pipelines
• Familiarity with customer platform validation and hyperscale qualification processes

Benefits

• Relocation for qualified candidates

About the company

Celero is a fast-paced startup seeking Post-Silicon Validation Engineers for next-generation coherent DSP ASICs powering AI and hyperscale optical networking.