Sr. Staff Silicon & Systems Validation Engineer, AP Hardware

The Sr. Staff Silicon & Systems Validation Engineer, AP Hardware at Tesla will focus on developing Post-Silicon validation plans, debug tools, and infrastructure for Tesla's custom SoCs and Platforms designs for Autopilot and AI. As a senior member of the Silicon and Systems validation team, you'll interface with cross-functional teams and external partners to create detailed bringup and validation test plans for various IPs within the SOC. You'll work on tuning High-Speed IOs, perform system-level power characterization/reduction, and troubleshoot complex hardware bugs. The role involves hardware design and schematics review, firmware development, and building automated test infrastructures.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading various aspects of Silicon and Platform validation from design to production
• Collaborating with IP vendors and Foundry Services for SOC design and development
• Working with cross-functional teams like SW, EE, Mechanical, Thermal, Reliability, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and FAE
• Utilizing JTAG, GDB, and assembly code debug
• Performing Statistical Data Analysis and Design of Experiments
• Working with Electrical Testing and Protocol Analyzer equipment
• Using Linux OS and Scripting

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Silicon Architecture, especially around different blocks in SoC like compute blocks, caches, interconnects, clock, power, reset, interrupts, MMUs, different power management schemes, and interaction with board-level components like DRAM, PCIe, Ethernet, etc.

This role offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with employer match, stock purchase plans, and various other perks. Join Tesla and contribute to cutting-edge technology in the automotive and AI industries.