Principal Validation Lead (ASIC/SoC)

Location: Santa Clara, CA, United States; onsite lab work required

Expected base pay: $150,680–$225,700 per annum

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor solutions that support enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier data infrastructure.

What you will do

• Define validation strategies and test plans for ASIC/SoC products using CXL, HBM, DDR, PCIe, and high-speed SerDes.
• Lead first-silicon bring-up, platform setup, and interface-level validation across boards, power, clocks, resets, and high-speed interfaces.
• Configure and operate oscilloscopes, probes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, BERTs, pattern generators, power supplies, electronic loads, and environmental chambers.
• Develop lab automation and data-analysis infrastructure using Python, TCL, shell, MATLAB, or similar tools.
• Analyze BER, eye diagrams, jitter, margins, throughput, latency, and power data to produce design and validation recommendations.
• Lead root-cause investigations, coordinate issue closure across design, DFT, firmware, and product/test engineering, and mentor validation engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 10–15 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree and/or PhD with 5–10 years of experience.
• At least 5 years of industry experience in silicon or system validation with hands-on laboratory work.
• Strong expertise in at least two of CXL, PCIe, DDR, HBM, and high-speed SerDes.
• Experience leading bring-up and validation of complex ASIC/SoC products from first silicon through production.
• Hands-on experience with advanced lab equipment and high-speed measurement techniques.
• Strong scripting, lab automation, cross-functional debugging, and technical communication skills.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience leading small validation teams or multi-site projects.
• Familiarity with DFT features such as scan, BIST, and JTAG.
• Experience with signal integrity, power integrity, SI/PI, or board design.

Culture & Benefits

• Bonus and equity plan eligibility, including a new-hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers.
• Employee stock purchase plan with a two-year lookback.
• Family support programs and mental and physical health resources.
• Recognition and service awards.
• Access to export-controlled technology may require eligibility under U.S. export control laws or an export license review.

Hiring process

• Interview process evaluates individual experience, technical reasoning, and communication.
• AI tools, transcription applications, automated note-taking bots, and real-time answer generators are not permitted during interviews.