Sr. Design Evaluation Engineer
This role focuses on FPGA prototypes and automotive networking ASICs.
Originally posted 23 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This Senior Design Evaluation Engineer role involves leading evaluation strategies for FPGA prototypes and automotive networking ASICs, from initial platform bring-up through system-level validation, characterisation, and release readiness.
What you'll do
- Execute comprehensive evaluation strategies, test plans, coverage goals, methodologies, and release criteria for FPGA prototypes and automotive networking ASICs.
- Develop modular, maintainable test and automation software in C and Python, including instrument control, data acquisition, regression execution, result processing, and report generation.
- Execute and analyse complex silicon and FPGA test cases; debug failures across hardware, firmware, software, interfaces, and system boundaries.
- Perform electrical and functional measurements using oscilloscopes, logic analysers, protocol analysers, signal generators, power supplies, and other laboratory equipment.
- Lead structured root-cause investigations, clearly document findings, and work with cross-functional teams to drive issues to resolution.
- Evaluate automotive Ethernet and related networking functionality, including link behaviour, data-path performance, timing, error handling, diagnostics, and interoperability.
What you'll need
- Four or more years of relevant experience in design evaluation, silicon validation, product engineering, systems engineering, or a comparable role.
- Demonstrated experience evaluating FPGA prototypes and performing bench validation or characterisation of ASICs.
- Strong proficiency in C and Python, with experience developing reliable test, automation, or embedded software.
- Knowledge of embedded systems, digital hardware, laboratory measurement techniques, and hardware/software integration.
- Proven ability to diagnose complex problems using structured debugging, critical thinking, root-cause analysis, and evidence-based decision-making.
- Working knowledge of Ethernet and networking concepts, together with experience using serial interfaces such as SPI, I²C, and UART.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with automotive networking architectures, zonal systems, software-defined vehicles, and relevant industry standards.
- Experience with Ethernet protocol analysis, network traffic generation, performance measurement, interoperability testing, or fault injection.
- Experience developing embedded firmware for microcontrollers and integrating host-side software with evaluation hardware.
- Experience with audio and video interfaces or data paths, including PDM and RGB8.
- Familiarity with source control, continuous integration, automated regression frameworks, requirements traceability, and issue-tracking systems.
Skills: FPGA prototypes, automotive networking ASICs, system-level validation, characterisation, lab expertise, test automation
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This role has been open 43 days — slightly above the 40-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
451
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Median days open
40 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$168k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Analog Devices | All employers we track in this specialty (451 roles · 66 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 13 | 451 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 65 | 2383 · 120 employers |
| Median days open | 43 d | 40 d (+3 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $168k |
Skills observed across this category: FPGA prototypes, automotive networking ASICs, system-level validation, characterisation, lab expertise, test automation
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 63 open roles · median 42 d
- Qualcomm · 40 open roles · median 33 d
- Micron Technology · 33 open roles · median 43 d
- NVIDIA · 24 open roles · median 37 d
- Microchip Technology · 23 open roles · median 82 d
- Apple · 20 open roles · median 13 d
How we counted: 451 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 66 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 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 — it is counted in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.