NXP

Lead Validation Engineer (UWB)

India · Work style not stated · Full time

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EmployerNXP
LocationIndia
Work styleWork style not stated
Employment typeFull time
Employer posted4 Sep 2026

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Validation Engineer with expertise in Pre-Silicon and Post-Silicon validation of SoCs/ASICs, extensive knowledge of high-speed and low-speed peripheral interfaces, and strong Embedded Software/Firmware development skills. The ideal candidate will drive validation strategy, test development, debug, silicon bring-up, and product qualification activities from architecture review through production readiness.

Job Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
7+ years of experience in Pre-Silicon and Post-Silicon Validation.
Strong understanding of SoC architecture and subsystem interactions.
Experience with ARM-based multicore SoCs and embedded systems.
Deep understanding of hardware-software interaction.
Experience with lab equipment and protocol analyzers.
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

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Key Responsibilities

Review architecture, micro-architecture, and design specifications for SoC/IP features.
Develop validation plans, test strategies, and coverage metrics.
Work closely with Design, Verification, Firmware, and Architecture teams to ensure feature completeness and quality.

Develop and execute validation test plans on FPGA, Emulation, and Silicon platforms.
Develop validation plan for stress test scenarios for subsystem and SoC-level
Lead first-silicon bring-up and characterization activities.
Validate functional correctness and compliance.
Debug silicon issues using logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, SWD, and trace tools.
Root cause failures and drive corrective actions with cross-functional teams.
Support customer issue resolution and field failure analysis.

Strong experience validating and debugging for the peripherals QSPI, XSPI, I2S, UART, SPI, I2C/I3C, CAN / CAN-FD, LIN
Peripheral Compliance and interoperability testing.

Throughput-Speed, latency, stress, and error injection testing.
PHY and controller-level debug.

Develop Embedded C firmware for silicon validation.
Create board bring-up software and diagnostic frameworks.
Develop bare-metal, RTOS, based validation applications.
Driver development and debugging for peripheral interfaces.
Implement test automation frameworks for silicon validation.
Develop scripts using Python, Shell, or Perl for automation and data analysis.
Analyze boot flow, initialization sequences, and firmware interactions.
Debug firmware, hardware, and system-level issues.

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