SoC Validation Engineer – Power Management

Location: Hybrid work model in Folsom, California, with on-site work at an assigned hirify.global site; additional locations include Santa Clara, California, and Hillsboro, Oregon.

Annual salary: $164,470–$269,100 USD.

Company

hirify.global designs and manufactures silicon products and develops technologies for data center computing, storage, and networking.

What you will do

• Develop and execute validation plans for power management features against architectural and functional specifications.
• Design and maintain validation environments, automated test content, debug infrastructure, regression environments, dashboards, and data analysis tools.
• Validate DVFS, power gating, clock gating, low-power states and transitions, reset and power sequencing, thermal management, telemetry, and monitoring logic.
• Run simulation and emulation workloads, analyze coverage and performance data, and identify issues early in the product development cycle.
• Drive root-cause analysis and resolution of complex design issues with architecture, RTL design, and verification teams.
• Improve validation methodologies, explore automation and AI-assisted solutions, and mentor junior engineers on complex validation challenges.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years, Master’s degree with 4+ years, or PhD with 2+ years in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of experience in pre-silicon validation, functional validation, design verification, or silicon validation.
• Strong understanding of digital design fundamentals, computer architecture, and SoC design concepts.
• Strong knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM-based validation methodologies.
• Experience with simulation or emulation environments, debugging, and root-cause analysis.
• Knowledge of Python, Perl, Shell, or similar scripting languages.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience validating power management architecture and features in complex SoC designs, including DVFS, power gating, clock gating, low-power state management, reset and power sequencing, and thermal management.
• Experience with validation plans, test content, coverage-driven validation, functional validation, design verification, emulation-based validation, low-power verification, reset validation, power state validation, or telemetry feature validation.
• Familiarity with assertion-based verification, formal verification, and advanced validation automation.
• Experience leading technical initiatives, mentoring engineers, and collaborating across architecture, design, and validation teams.
• Experience using AI and advanced analytics to improve validation productivity and quality.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model combining on-site work at an assigned hirify.global site with off-site work.
• Health, retirement, vacation, stock bonus, and total compensation programs.
• Work within hirify.global’s Data Center Group on products supporting data center computing, storage, and networking.
• Full-time experienced-hire position on Shift 1 in the United States.
• Employment is subject to change in work model, location, or time type.