Support Engineer (Lab Support and Automation)
$42 - $63 USD hourly
Originally posted 6 October 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on software automation for SoC validation.
About the role
This role involves developing and sustaining software automation for SoC validation while supporting daily validation-lab operations and troubleshooting hardware, software, and infrastructure issues.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, deploy, maintain, and support software solutions that automate and scale post-silicon validation and integration activities.
- Implement automation using Python and other software technologies such as Flask, C#, or equivalent technologies.
- Develop and maintain databases and data pipelines using SQL, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, or similar data platforms.
- Troubleshoot application, script, database, server, network, lab-infrastructure, software, and hardware issues that affect validation workflows.
- Apply sound software-engineering practices, including modular design, code review, version control, testing, logging, error handling, documentation, and secure development practices.
- Set up, configure, inspect, maintain, and troubleshoot post-silicon validation platforms, including development boards, form-factor devices, PCs, and related hardware.
What you'll need
- High school diploma or equivalent plus relevant technical experience, OR an associate degree or technical certification in software development, computer science, computer engineering, information systems, data science, electronics, automation, or a related field, OR a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related discipline.
- 5 years of relevant experience in engineering support, laboratory operations, or a related technical environment.
- Strong proficiency in Python and application development.
- Experience developing software automation, workflow tools, test infrastructure, data-processing solutions, or full-stack applications.
- Experience with databases and data access using SQL, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, or comparable technologies.
- Working knowledge of source control, CI/CD, unit testing, regression testing, debugging, and software-release practices.
Nice to have
- Experience with full-stack software technologies such as JavaScript or TypeScript, React, Flask, Django, Angular, REST APIs, and modern web-application architectures.
- Programming experience with Python and additional programming languages/SW technologies.
- Experience with AWS or comparable cloud platforms and deployment environments.
- Experience with PostgreSQL, NoSQL databases, Splunk, Jenkins, Power BI, scheduling tools, or similar technologies.
- Experience developing CI/CD pipelines, Git or Perforce workflows, automated regression frameworks, test-driven development, and release automation.
- Experience with large-scale automation, data analysis, statistical techniques, visualization, or high-volume parametric-data processing.
- Experience with generative AI, agentic AI, machine learning, or related technologies applied to automation, analytics, or engineering workflows.
- Experience in Agile or Scrum software-development environments.
- Experience troubleshooting low-level software, firmware, operating-system, network, server, and hardware issues.
- Exposure to CPU or SoC architecture, VLSI, post-silicon testing, silicon validation, power and performance, stress testing, JTAG, kernel debuggers, or related tools and domains.
- Experience supporting automated handlers, thermal equipment or chambers, development boards, rack-mounted platforms, lab IT infrastructure, or post-silicon validation laboratories.
- Used or integrated automation-testing frameworks such as React Testing Library, Jest, Cypress, Selenium, or equivalent tools when applicable.
Skills: SoC validation, software automation, lab operations, post-silicon validation, Python
This role has been open 3 days — well below the 41-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
401
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Median days open
41 d
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Median salary
$174k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (401 roles · 63 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 34 | 401 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 132 | 2199 · 111 employers |
| Median days open | 26 d | 41 d (−15 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $174k |
Skills observed across this category: SoC validation, software automation, lab operations, post-silicon validation, Python
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 56 open roles · median 51 d
- Micron Technology · 41 open roles · median 35 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 33 open roles · median 28 d
- Graphcore · 22 open roles · median 113 d
- NVIDIA · 21 open roles · median 28 d
- Microchip Technology · 20 open roles · median 66 d
How we counted: 401 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 63 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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.