Post-Silicon Systems Validation Engineer I, Annapurna Labs
Validate machine learning accelerators spanning silicon, PCB, HBM, and PCIe interfaces.
Originally posted 21 July 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 11 November 2026.
About the role
This role involves validating machine learning accelerators across the full product development lifecycle, from emulation and silicon bring-up to production systems deployed in AWS data centers. Work spans the vertical stack, including silicon, PCB, HBM, PCIe, chip-to-chip interfaces, and system-to-system connections.
What you'll do
- Develop validation strategies and detailed test plans covering functional, performance, power, and stress testing from silicon bring-up to product release.
- Execute test plans across RTL simulation, emulation environments, and physical silicon validation platforms.
- Conduct hands-on silicon bring-up and lab debug using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
- Validate machine learning accelerator performance, accuracy, and reliability using real-world neural network workloads.
- Build test infrastructure, CI/CD, and automated regression frameworks to enable validation at scale.
- Collaborate across architecture, RTL design, firmware, and software teams to triage failures and drive root cause analysis to closure.
What you'll need
- Programming skills in Python, Lua, C/C++, Rust, or Go.
- Solid understanding of computer architecture.
- Experience with AWS services, cloud infrastructure, or firmware development (BIOS, BMC, drivers).
- Validation experience in at least one area: PCIe, HBM, GPUs, neural networks, ML HW architecture, or CI/CD.
- Familiarity with the validation lifecycle from RTL simulation (SystemVerilog/UVM, VCS, Questa, Xcelium) and emulation (Palladium, Zebu, Veloce) through silicon failure analysis and debug.
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First seen in our index 113 days ago, well above the 63-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Design Verification
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Open roles in category
132
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Median days since first seen
63 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$194k
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| Metric | Amazon | All employers we track in this specialty (132 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 132 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 9 | 2424 · 121 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 64 d | 63 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $194k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 19 open roles · median 54 d
- AMD · 17 open roles · median 69 d
- NVIDIA · 16 open roles · median 90 d
- Arm Holdings · 8 open roles · median 14 d
- Graphcore · 7 open roles · median 147 d
- Micron Technology · 6 open roles · median 219 d
How we counted: 132 open Post-Silicon Validation (Design Verification) roles from 34 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 11 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, and is counted in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.