Originally posted 6 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Mueon is seeking a Principal Post-Silicon Lead to drive early bring-up, validation, and characterization of complex SoCs and silicon prototypes. In this role, you will define post-silicon validation methodologies, establish lab infrastructure, and lead the team from initial bring-up through production readiness.
What you'll do
- Lead bring-up and validation of early silicon prototypes.
- Develop validation strategies to verify functionality, performance, power, and reliability.
- Define IP- and subsystem-level characterization requirements with design teams and execute characterization plans and DOE across PVT conditions and workloads.
- Perform deep silicon debug across hardware, firmware, and system layers to resolve silicon issues.
- Establish post-silicon infrastructure, including lab environments, instrumentation, automation, and scalable validation workflows.
- Build and lead the post-silicon validation team as the organization scales.
What you'll need
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 15+ years of experience in post-silicon validation, bring-up, or characterization.
- Proven track record of delivering complex silicon through validation to production.
- Hands-on experience with silicon validation labs and instrumentation.
- Ability to debug issues across hardware, firmware, and system software.
Nice to have
- Experience building validation teams or infrastructure in startup environments.
- Background in high-speed interfaces, mixed-signal systems, power management, or HPC silicon.
- Experience with memory IP characterization.
- Strong statistical analysis and data modeling skills.
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First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below 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 | Mueon | All employers we track in this specialty (132 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 132 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 1 | 2424 · 121 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 0 d | 63 d (+63 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.