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NXP Semiconductors N.V.

Chip Lead

Austin, TX · On-site

$101K - $133K/yr

AI & Chip Engineering team defines and develops System on Chip, ASIC's, Digital and Analog IP's for ... Post silicon, close collaboration is needed with Software, Test and production engineering ...

Atomic Semi

WI · On-site

Figma plus GitHub, for silicon. The primary goal is simple: a user should never have to install anything or leave our app to take a chip from idea to finished design. Schematic capture, physical ...

NXP Semiconductors

Chip Lead

Austin, TX · Hybrid

$101K - $133K/yr

AI & Chip Engineering team defines and develops System on Chip, ASIC's, Digital and Analog IP'sfor ... Post silicon, close collaboration is needed with Software, Test and production engineering ...

Atomic Semi

Figma plus GitHub, for silicon. The primary goal is simple: a user should never have to install anything or leave our app to take a chip from idea to finished design. Schematic capture, physical ...

Bronco

Founding Silicon Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$140K - $200K/yr

Outdated chip development processes are the present rate limiter on humanity's future. Bronco ... About the Role As a Founding Silicon Engineer, you will be the domain backbone of Bronco's AI ...

Ricursive

Chip Design Engineer

Palo Alto, CA · On-site

We are reinventing chip development and closing the loop between AI and the hardware that fuels it ... To close the loop between our AI and real silicon, we need an engineer who knows every step of the ...

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Anthropic

Silicon Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and ... We work from the chip level up with our silicon partners, and we are now deepening that investment ...

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Senior Memory Validation Engineer - DDR/HBM, Silicon Bring-up | Mountain View, CA (On-site)

Mountain View, CA • On-site

Brickred Systems
IT Services • 51 - 200 employees
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Senior Memory Validation Engineer DDR/HBM, Silicon Bring-up

BrickRed Systems Mountain View, California, United States (On-site)

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Memory Validation Engineer to join our Silicon Semiconductor AI Project team. In this hands-on role, you will focus on DDR and HBM bring-up and validation, covering physical, electrical, and software aspects of silicon development. This position offers an opportunity to work directly in lab settings with cutting-edge silicon chips.

Apply now to be a part of this high-impact, hands-on engineering team!

What You'll Do

  • Perform DDR and HBM subsystem bring-up, validation, and characterization
  • Handle test generation, pattern development, and test infrastructure setup
  • Conduct electrical measurements and execute silicon debug processes
  • Work extensively with logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and other lab equipment
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to lab-based experimentation (80% hands-on)

Key Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (required)
  • 10+ years of experience in memory validation and silicon bring-up
  • Hands-on lab experience and proven DDR validation expertise (mandatory)

Experience with:

  • Memory Electrical Characterization Jitter measurement, Shmoo testing
  • C/C++ and Python programming
  • Memory patterns and stress generators
  • Silicon debug for logic, software, and physical issues
  • System architecture, performance/power optimization

Top Skills We're Looking For

  • Minimum 10 years' experience in memory validation and characterization (e.g., Shmoo, offset testing)
  • Minimum 10 years' experience using C/Python for validation tasks
  • Minimum 10 years' experience working collaboratively in lab environments

Soft Skills

  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills
  • Highly self-motivated, organized, and team-oriented
  • Ability to triage complex technical issues quickly and accurately

Why Join Us?

This role places you at the center of hands-on silicon chip validation for one of the industry's leading semiconductor projects. If you're passionate about performance, power, and pushing memory technology forward, this is your opportunity.