ASIC Validation Engineer

Skills

About the Role

In this role you will bring up new silicon on bench platforms evaluation boards and system hardware You will debug issues across ASIC board firmware and system interactions You will develop bench tests scripts and tools to exercise silicon features and collect data You will build and maintain test setups lab automation instrumentation fixtures scripts You will partner with ASIC designers to validate functionality and root cause failures You will work with system engineers to ensure silicon performs correctly in target system environments including mining systems You will generate and analyze data to support design decisions characterization and bring up You will create lightweight reusable test workflows and documentation for the broader team You will support early manufacturing efforts with practical validation and debug You will travel up to 20 to the labs in Oakland CA or Toronto Canada

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in silicon validation, hardware test, or related roles.
• Strong hands-on experience in a lab environment (bench bring-up, debugging, instrumentation).
• Solid understanding of digital systems and basic analog concepts.
• Experience writing scripts or tools (Python preferred) for test and data analysis.
• Comfortable debugging issues that span multiple layers (ASIC ↔ board ↔ system).
• Clear communication skills and ability to work closely with cross-functional teams.
• Preferred: Experience with ASIC or FPGA bring-up and validation.

Responsibilities

• Bring up new silicon on bench platforms evaluation boards and system hardware
• Debug issues across ASIC board firmware and system interactions
• Develop bench tests, scripts, and tools to exercise silicon features and collect data
• Build and maintain test setups (lab automation, instrumentation, fixtures, scripts)
• Partner with ASIC designers to validate functionality and root-cause failures
• Work with system engineers to ensure silicon performs correctly in target system environments, including mining systems
• Generate and analyze data to support design decisions, characterization, and bring-up
• Create lightweight, reusable test workflows and documentation for the broader team
• Support early manufacturing efforts with practical validation and debug
• Travel up to 20% to the labs in Oakland, CA or Toronto, Canada

Benefits

• Remote work
• medical insurance
• flexible time off
• retirement savings plans
• modern family planning