Tech Director Post Silicon Validation

Skills

About the Role

You will lead and grow the Post Silicon Validation team in Bristol. You will define and execute chip bring-up activities, drive cross-domain debugging across silicon firmware operating systems and platforms, advance scalable validation automation, and report on validation progress and product readiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent
• Master’s degree preferred
• 20+ years in silicon system or platform validation
• 10+ years in technical leadership
• Experience leading post-silicon validation and bring-up for complex SoCs
• Understanding of SoC architecture coherency protocols power management and interconnects
• Expertise in debug tools DFT infrastructure and validation automation frameworks
• Proficiency in C/C++ Python and Linux-based environments
• Experience building and running high-performing teams
• Technical problem-solving and debugging experience

Responsibilities

• Manage develop and grow the Post Silicon Validation team in Bristol
• Define plan and execute chip bring-up activities
• Develop and refine post-silicon validation approaches for AI SoCs
• Lead investigation and resolution of cross-domain issues
• Collaborate with design software and validation teams
• Advance emulation prototyping and large-scale validation infrastructure
• Provide updates on validation progress risks and quality indicators
• Contribute to product readiness assessments and roadmap decisions

Benefits

• Flexible working
• Generous annual leave
• Private medical insurance
• Health cash plan
• Dental plan
• Pension
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Parental leave
• Employee assistance programme