DDR Functional Validation Engineer - Austin (Oakhill, Office), United States
Originally posted 26 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves performing LPDDR/DDR functional validation for various SoC products, including controller and sub-system level testing on pre-silicon emulation models and post-silicon validation boards.
What you'll do
- Contribute to validation activities by preparing setups, executing tests, collecting data, and summarizing results.
- Assist with debugging issues, improving test coverage, and documenting observations under guidance from the team.
- Work with design, systems, and software teams to understand expected behavior and support issue resolution.
- Help maintain validation plans, reports, and technical records for project visibility.
- Contribute to product quality, technical learning, and disciplined test execution.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s/master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- 10-15 years' experience in validation or related SoC fields.
- Experience in LPDDR4/5 and DDR5.
- Strong C programming skills.
- Hands-on experience with lab work and use of lab equipment such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers.
- Ability to lead a team technically.
Skills: LPDDR4/5, DDR5, validation, lab work, oscilloscopes
This role has been open 14 days — well below the 41-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
398
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Median days open
41 d
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Median salary
$174k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NXP Semiconductors | All employers we track in this specialty (398 roles · 62 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 12 | 398 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 43 | 2196 · 111 employers |
| Median days open | 60 d | 41 d (+19 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $174k |
Skills observed across this category: LPDDR4/5, DDR5, validation, lab work, oscilloscopes
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 57 open roles · median 42 d
- Micron Technology · 39 open roles · median 32 d
- Qualcomm · 34 open roles · median 27 d
- NVIDIA · 24 open roles · median 20 d
- Graphcore · 21 open roles · median 115 d
- Microchip Technology · 20 open roles · median 67 d
How we counted: 398 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 62 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Oct 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.