Sr. Staff Silicon & Systems Validation Engineer, AP Hardware

The candidate will focus on developing Post-Silicon validation plan, debug tools, and infrastructure for Tesla's custom SoCs and Platforms designs for Autopilot and AI. As a Senior member in Silicon and Systems validation team, the candidate will interface with many different cross functional teams as well as external vendors/partners to create detailed bringup and validation test plans for the IPs within the SOC like CPU, GPU, NOC, Memory, ISP, PCIe etc., and apply the plan in emulation, post-silicon, and platform use cases. In addition, the candidate will be tuning the High-Speed IOs for optimal electrical and functional performance, perform system level power characterization/reduction, and troubleshoot complex hardware bugs and field returns. The candidate will regularly take part in hardware design and schematics review, firmware development, and building automated test infrastructures for running large volume of post silicon system level tests.
The ideal candidate will need to have a deep understanding of Silicon Architecture, especially around different blocks in SoC like compute blocks, caches, interconnects, clock, power, reset, interrupts, MMUs, different power management schemes, and interaction with board level components like DRAM, PCIe, Ethernet etc.


Responsibilities

• Experience in design/debug of ARM or x86 System on Chip Architectures
• Experience leading many aspects of Silicon and Platform validation from design phase to production
• Experience collaborating with IP vendors and Foundry Services for SOC design, development, and production
• Experience collaborating with cross functional teams like SW, EE, Mechanical, Thermal, Reliability, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and FAE
• Experience with JTAG, GDB and assembly code debug
• Experience with Statistical Data Analysis and Design of Experiments
• Experience with Electrical Testing and Protocol Analyzer equipment
• Familiar with Linux OS and Scripting

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, or equivalent major with 10+ years of relevant work experience or equivalent experience
• Experience in debug/bringup of one or more of high speed interfaces (DDR, PCIe, CSI, UFS, etc.)
• Experience in Programming in C/C++ or Python
• Familiar with Schematics and PCB design

Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• LGBTQ+ care concierge services
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program


Expected Compensation

$104,000 - $360,000/annual salary, depending on level + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.