SoC Validation Architect

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Role Overview

We are seeking a SoC Validation Architect to lead end‑to‑end validation strategy across multiple products and technology domains. This is a horizontal, high‑impact technical leadership role spanning pre‑silicon definition through execution, working closely with architecture, design, firmware, and validation teams.

The role requires early influence on product definition, strong architectural judgment, and deep validation expertise to ensure high‑quality, scalable SoC validation for complex and next‑generation designs.

Key Responsibilities

Pre‑Silicon Phase

Partner with chief engineers, system architects, and product teams to understand customer requirements, use cases, and performance expectations
Assess project complexity, technical risks, and capability gaps early in the product lifecycle
Provide a validation perspective during specification and use‑case definition to shape scope, feasibility, and testability
Influence product architecture by defining debug, observability, and validation hooks as the design matures
Develop the high‑level SoC validation strategy in collaboration with domain experts, identifying coverage gaps, risk areas, and mitigation plans
Lead or actively contribute to test plan definition and reviews, with deeper involvement for:
New IP blocks
First‑of‑kind architectures
New validation methodologies
Work with validation leads to ensure technical readiness, tooling, and skill development required for execution
Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams (firmware, board, platform, IP validation, emulation, and post‑silicon teams) to enable effective SoC‑level integration and validation

Execution Phase

Provide hands‑on technical guidance to validation teams during execution, particularly for complex or ambiguous technical issues
Drive root‑cause analysis and resolution of high‑severity, cross‑domain validation challenges
Ensure strong alignment between validation intent, execution progress, and overall product milestones


Technology & Innovation Leadership

Lead path‑finding and exploratory efforts to:
Develop new validation methodologies
Support emerging technologies and protocols
Define future debug and observability requirements
Drive adoption of automation, scalable frameworks, and validation best practices across projects
Act as a technical thought leader and mentor, influencing validation quality and technical direction across the organization

Required Qualifications

Experience in SoC or IP validation, silicon bring‑up, or system validation, with increasing technical leadership responsibility
Strong understanding of SoC architectures, including CPU subsystems, interconnects, memory, and peripheral IPs
Proven experience influencing validation strategy during early architecture and specification phases
Hands‑on expertise in debug, coverage analysis, complex issue triage, and root‑cause isolation
Experience working across multiple projects and technology domains simultaneously
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with architects, designers, firmware engineers, and leadership teams


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This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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