Board Validation Engineer

Board Validation Engineer

Role Overview

As a Board Validation Engineer, you will validate next-generation products against rigorous technical requirements, ensuring maximum reliability and performance. You will design, develop, and implement end-to-end validation procedures, perform deep signal analysis, and execute standardized compliance tests. Your primary focus areas will include Power, Thermal, Timing, High-Speed Digital Design, and Host/Target interfaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive Strategy: Own the hardware verification strategy and drive end-to-end test execution across a diverse portfolio, including storage controllers, network cards, switch devices, and AI accelerators.
• Mitigate Risk: Analyze performance data to identify product risks, communicating findings clearly and proactively to cross-functional engineering teams.
• Document Results: Author comprehensive test reports with precise documentation of results, deviations, and failure analysis.
• Advance Automation: Identify, architect, and implement automation frameworks to streamline test execution, data collection, and reporting processes.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience: 8+ years of hands-on experience in hardware testing (including test methodologies, planning, execution, and reporting) or board-level design.
• Lab Equipment: Proficiency with laboratory tools, including oscilloscopes, digital multi-meters, thermal chambers, and soldering tools.
• Schematics: Proven ability to read and interpret complex board schematics and utilize PCB Viewer software tools.

Technical Skills & Tools

• Protocols: Deep familiarity with common bus protocols (e.g., DDR4, PCIe, UART, I2C, SPI).
• Environments: Competency working across both Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Software & AI: Experience utilizing Python for test scripting, GitHub for version control, and modern AI developer tools like Claude Code to accelerate workflow automation.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is USD 109,700.00 To USD 175,500.00. As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and the opportunity to receive not only a competitive new hire equity grant, but also annual equity awards, connecting your success directly to the company's growth. All subject to relevant plan documents and award agreements.

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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