Immediate need for a talented PCIe Silicon Validation & Debug Engineer. This is a 06+ months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Sunnyvale CA (Remote; for all over US). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.
Job ID: 26-22150
Pay Range: $43 - $47/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
Key Responsibilities:
- Pre-Silicon
- Develop and execute test plans for PCIe Gen3/Gen4/Gen5/Gen6 IP blocks and SoC-level integration
- Create directed and constrained-random tests targeting PCIe Transaction Layer (TLP), Data Link Layer (DLLP), and Physical Layer (PHY) functionality
- Perform protocol-level analysis using VIP (Verification IP) environments and bus functional models
- Debug RTL-level issues related to link training, power management (ASPM, L-states), equalization, and error handling
- Collaborate with design teams on coverage closure, assertions, and functional coverage models
- Post-Silicon
- Bring up and validate PCIe links on silicon platforms (FPGA, emulation, and first silicon)
- Develop and execute post-silicon validation test plans covering link training, enumeration, data integrity, error injection, and compliance
- Debug silicon-level issues using protocol analyzers (e.g., Keysight, Teledyne LeCroy), oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers
- Perform root-cause analysis of PCIe link failures, packet errors, and performance degradation
- Characterize PCIe PHY performance including jitter, eye diagrams, and signal integrity
- Collaborate with platform, firmware, and BIOS teams to resolve system-level PCIe issues
- Drive compliance and interoperability testing per PCI-SIG specifications
- Analyze PCIe specification updates and assess impact on existing IP/SOC designs
- Automate test infrastructure, result parsing, and regression frameworks
- Document findings, debug methodologies, and test coverage metrics
- Contribute to team knowledge sharing
Key Requirements and Technology Experience:
- Education: B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- Experience: 3–8+ years of experience in PCIe validation, verification, or silicon bring-up
- Strong understanding of PCIe specification (Gen3 through Gen5/Gen6), including:
- Transaction Layer: TLP types, ordering rules, flow control, completion handling
- Data Link Layer: ACK/NAK, replay, LCRC, DLLP
- Physical Layer: Link training (LTSSM), equalization, encoding (8b/10b, 128b/130b)
- Power management: ASPM, L-states, D-states
- Proficiency in System Verilog/UVM for pre-silicon test development
- Experience with protocol analyzers and lab debug tools for post-silicon validation
- Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Perl, Tcl) for test automation and log parsing
- Solid understanding of PCIe enumeration, BAR programming, and configuration space
- Experience with FPGA prototyping or emulation platforms is a plus
- Experience with CXL (Compute Express Link) or other PCIe-based protocols
- Knowledge of signal integrity concepts (S-parameters, eye diagrams, jitter analysis)
- Familiarity with compliance testing per PCI-SIG specifications and test suites
- Experience with NVMe, CCIX, or UCIe protocols
- Background in SoC-level integration and system-level validation
- Understanding of BIOS/firmware interactions with PCIe subsystems
- Contributions to PCIe IP development or architecture definition
- ("PCIe Engineer" OR "PCI Express Engineer" OR "Silicon Validation Engineer" OR "Validation Engineer" OR "Post Silicon Validation Engineer" OR "Pre Silicon Validation Engineer" OR "Silicon Debug Engineer") AND (PCIe OR "PCI Express") AND (Validation OR Verification OR Debug OR "Silicon Bring-up") AND (SystemVerilog OR UVM OR Python)
Our client is a leading IT Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
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