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SoC Validation Engineer

NXP Semiconductors

Job Location:

Austin, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 27 September 2026 (4 days ago)

Application Deadline: 25 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

NXP is seeking a highly motivated Digital SoC Validation Engineer to join the Silicon Validation team in Austin Texas. The successful candidate will be responsible for both pre-silicon emulation and silicon validation debug and characterization of complex System-on-Chip (SoC) products used in automotive industrial networking and IoT this capacity the successful candidate will be developing test plans writing/porting test code and executing/debugging tests on both emulation and silicon. This role requires close collaboration with design verification firmware software and product engineering teams to ensure high-quality silicon releases.

Job Responsibilities:

Develop validation plans for digital SoC subsystems and full-chip functionality from design specifications.
Develop and/or port validation test content at IP sub-system and/or SoC level features/interfaces.
Bring-up execute and debug validation tests on both pre-silicon emulation and actual silicon.
Perform characterization and debug of silicon devices under process voltage and temperature variations.
Design and develop validation environments test frameworks and automation scripts.
Debug silicon issues using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes logic analyzers protocol analyzers and JTAG debuggers.
Analyze failures and collaborate with design and verification teams for root-cause identification and corrective actions.
Validate high-speed interfaces and industry-standard protocols including PCIe USB Ethernet CAN SPI I2C UART and MIPI interfaces.
Develop Python Perl Shell or C/C based automation solutions to improve validation efficiency.
Review architecture design specifications and verification results to ensure complete coverage.
Support product qualification reliability testing and customer issue resolution activities.
Generate detailed validation reports and communicate findings to cross-functional stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or a related field.
10 years of experience in SoC validation emulation / silicon validation.
Strong understanding of digital design fundamentals computer architecture and SoC architectures.
Experience with embedded processors such as ARM-based systems.
Knowledge of hardware debug techniques and laboratory equipment.
Experience in C programming language.
Knowledge of ARM assembly language.
Experience with Linux environment.
Proficiency in scripting languages (Python Perl or Shell scripting).
Experience with industry-standard interfaces and communication protocols.
Familiarity with FPGA prototyping and board-level validation.
Strong analytical problem-solving and debugging skills.
Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

More information about NXP in the United States...

NXP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer regardless of age color national origin race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital status status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local addition NXP will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

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