Senior Software Validation Engineer - Austin, Texas, United States
Originally posted 8 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves developing and supporting software for silicon validation, with a focus on building Python tools and improving automated test infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain shared Python packages, test frameworks, and applications for silicon validation projects.
- Apply AI-assisted development tools to implementation, testing, code review, and documentation.
- Build validation-specific agent workflows in partnership with the AI Applications team.
- Improve build and test infrastructure and diagnose failures.
- Coordinate software releases, check dependencies, and maintain deployment/recovery procedures.
- Develop reusable test interfaces and automate characterization workflows.
What you'll need
- BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Strong Python skills and experience developing shared software libraries, frameworks, or engineering tools.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver substantial hands-on software work independently within a small team.
- Experience with automated testing, Git, code review, continuous integration, and software release practices.
- Experience integrating software with test equipment, hardware systems, or engineering infrastructure.
- Practical experience using AI coding tools or integrating LLM-based capabilities into software workflows.
Nice to have
- Experience in silicon validation, characterization, lab automation, or hardware-in-the-loop testing.
- Experience connecting AI agents to APIs, engineering tools, or technical knowledge sources.
- Experience testing AI-enabled workflows for accuracy, repeatability, and recovery from unsuccessful actions.
- Familiarity with Jenkins, distributed build workers, and Windows or Linux environments.
- Experience with lab instrumentation, instrument drivers, or device communication protocols.
- Experience developing data pipelines, database-backed applications, or engineering dashboards.
- Familiarity with measurement provenance, data quality checks, and reproducible test execution.
- Experience maintaining compatibility across projects and helping engineering teams adopt shared tools.
Skills: silicon validation projects, test frameworks, automated testing, lab automation, hardware-in-the-loop testing
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 39-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
402
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Median days open
39 d
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Median salary
$175k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Cirrus Logic | All employers we track in this specialty (402 roles · 64 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 5 | 402 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 21 | 2205 · 111 employers |
| Median days open | 97 d | 39 d (+58 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $175k |
Skills observed across this category: silicon validation projects, test frameworks, automated testing, lab automation, hardware-in-the-loop testing
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 57 open roles · median 48 d
- Micron Technology · 42 open roles · median 34 d
- Qualcomm · 32 open roles · median 27 d
- NVIDIA · 23 open roles · median 27 d
- Microchip Technology · 20 open roles · median 65 d
- Graphcore · 19 open roles · median 109 d
How we counted: 402 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 64 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 8 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.