About the role
Eridu AI is seeking an ASIC Validation Engineer in Saratoga, CA to focus on post-silicon validation. The role supports technical developments across silicon, packaging, software, and systems for AI data centers.
What you'll do
- Execute post-silicon validation across custom silicon and packaging implementations.
- Bring up, test, and characterize hardware systems in lab environments.
- Partner with cross-functional engineering teams spanning silicon, packaging, software, and systems.
What you'll need
- Background in ASIC validation and hardware bring-up.
- Experience with post-silicon testing and characterization.
- Knowledge of silicon, packaging, and hardware systems integration.
Skills: ASIC validation, hardware startup, AI data centers, silicon, packaging, systems
More semiconductor jobs: Silicon validation jobs · California jobs
This role has been open 221 days — well above the 39-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
466
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Median days open
39 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$168k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Eridu AI | All employers we track in this specialty (466 roles · 66 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 466 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 2 | 2395 · 121 employers |
| Median days open | 221 d | 39 d (+182 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $168k |
Skills observed across this category: ASIC validation, hardware startup, AI data centers, silicon, packaging, systems
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 62 open roles · median 39 d
- Qualcomm · 39 open roles · median 36 d
- Micron Technology · 31 open roles · median 46 d
- Apple · 30 open roles · median 16 d
- NVIDIA · 26 open roles · median 39 d
- Microchip Technology · 23 open roles · median 85 d
How we counted: 466 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 66 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 8 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.