Graphics IP Validation Engineer

Location: Markham, Ontario

Duration: 1 year Contract

Pay Rate: $79.00 CAD

THE ROLE:

This role specifically focuses on driving the planning, validation, silicon bring-up and debug of client security IP and related functions.

THE PERSON:

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

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

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

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

• Isolation and debug of issues found in Security IP 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

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

• 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 IP.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong understanding of BIOS, OS, and driver-level interactions and common failure points

• Good understanding of Boot Flows/Sequences

• Strong programming/scripting skills (eg. Python, C/C++, Ruby)

• In-depth knowledge of SOC architecture and concepts

• In-depth knowledge of Security hardware functions, signing, encryption, fusing, etc

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

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 2-4 years of experience in pre and post-silicon validation

• 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

• Demonstrated ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly

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

• Strong understanding of BIOS, OS, and driver-level interactions and common failure points

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field strongly preferred