$101,400 - $152,200 USD yearly
Originally posted 9 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Power Validation Engineer on the Global SoC hardware organization's validation team, you will use post-silicon validation techniques to verify CPU, GPU, DDR, and NOC power at both the core and system level.
What you'll do
- Perform Pre-Si and Post-Si power, thermal, and performance correlation, debug, and analysis at the system level across various SoC IPs.
- Execute regression and PVT (Process, Voltage, Temperature) testing across parts, lots, and wafers, analyzing the resulting data to extract key metrics.
- Collaborate with architects, designers, and verification engineers to define and execute validation plans and identify risk areas.
- Conduct Vmin/Fmax measurements and collect data for performance characterization.
- Debug low-level software and hardware issues using debug tools such as JTAG and kernel debuggers.
- Automate validation flows, data collection, and analysis using Python or similar scripting languages.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Science, or a related field.
- Understanding of digital design fundamentals, SoC power trees, and low-power techniques.
- Knowledge of SoC system architecture and power optimization methods.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Computer and/or Electrical Engineering.
- Experience in silicon parametric testing and characterization (Vmin/Power).
- Programming and scripting skills in C and Python.
- Experience with lab equipment including logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.
- Experience with debug tools such as JTAG and kernel debuggers like the Lauterbach Trace32 debug platform.
- Understanding of mobile chip architecture (CPU, GPU, DDR, NOCs) and basic RTL understanding with exposure to transistor power fundamentals.
- Familiarity with prompt engineering to utilize AI.
Skills: Post-Si, Power Validation, Vmin/Fmax, PVT, JTAG, Python
More semiconductor jobs: Qualcomm jobs · Silicon validation jobs · San Diego jobs
First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 41-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
|
Open roles in category
459
|
Median days since first seen
41 d
|
Category median salary (all employers)
$168k
|
See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (459 roles · 66 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 41 | 459 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 141 | 2430 · 121 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 38 d | 41 d (+3 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $168k |
Skills observed across this category: Post-Si, Power Validation, Vmin/Fmax, PVT, JTAG, Python
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 62 open roles · median 41 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 39 open roles · median 38 d
- Micron Technology · 31 open roles · median 48 d
- Apple · 29 open roles · median 18 d
- NVIDIA · 26 open roles · median 41 d
- Microchip Technology · 23 open roles · median 87 d
How we counted: 459 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 66 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 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.