Sr Silicon Bring-Up and Integration Engineer

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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Job Description

As a Sr Silicon Bring-Up and Integration Engineer you will be a key hands-on member of the team responsible for bringing complex custom SoCs and ASICs from pre-silicon development through physical silicon bring-up validation and system integration.

You will develop low-level C/C software diagnostics and Python-based test infrastructure used to configure control exercise and validate custom silicon. You will work closely with ASIC design verification firmware board RF/DSP and system engineering teams to support first-silicon bring-up characterize device behavior and debug complex hardware/software integration issues.

This role is highly technical and hands-on and requires the ability to work across silicon hardware low-level software lab instrumentation and system-level debugging.

Special Mentions

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 20% of the time
• Interviews will include a technical assessment
• This role is based onsite in San Diego Kent WA or Austin TX. A temporary remote work exception is approved while our San Diego and Austin sites are being developed.

Responsibilities Include but Are Not Limited To

• Silicon Bring-Up: Perform first-silicon power-on initialization configuration functional bring-up and debugging of custom SoCs and ASICs.
• Low-Level Silicon Software: Develop C/C software firmware diagnostics and Python-based test infrastructure used to configure control exercise and validate custom silicon.
• Pre-Silicon Readiness: Develop bring-up software test sequences register-access utilities diagnostics and validation capabilities prior to silicon availability using simulation emulation FPGA prototypes or other available pre-silicon platforms.
• HW/SW Integration: Integrate and debug low-level software and firmware with silicon hardware including initialization sequences clocks and resets memory interfaces peripherals data paths and high-speed interfaces.
• Post-Silicon Validation: Develop and execute functional performance stress and corner-condition tests to validate silicon behavior against design and system requirements.
• Silicon Characterization: Support characterization across voltage temperature frequency operating modes and silicon process variation.
• Complex Debug: Investigate and root-cause failures spanning silicon hardware RTL firmware/software boards clocks power interfaces and system-level behavior.
• Lab Automation: Develop automated test infrastructure for DUT configuration lab instrumentation data collection regression testing and analysis.
• Interface Bring-Up: Bring up and debug low-speed and high-speed interfaces such as JTAG SPI I2C UART PCIe Ethernet SerDes DDR/LPDDR and custom chip-to-chip interfaces as applicable.
• Bring-Up Hardware Support: Define requirements for evaluation boards fixtures sockets instrumentation and debug capabilities required for silicon bring-up and validation and work closely with board-design teams on their implementation.
• Cross-Functional Integration: Collaborate closely with ASIC architecture/design verification firmware/software RF/DSP board system manufacturing and test teams to resolve silicon integration issues.
• Silicon Maturation: Support issues from initial engineering samples through characterization validation and production readiness including verification of hardware and software fixes across silicon revisions.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in ASIC/SoC bring-up post-silicon validation embedded systems silicon integration or closely related fields.
• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Hands-on experience with ASIC or SoC bring-up post-silicon validation or low-level hardware/software integration.
• Strong C/C programming experience for low-level hardware control embedded software firmware or silicon diagnostics.
• Strong Python or equivalent scripting experience for test automation instrumentation and data analysis.
• Strong understanding of SoC architecture memory-mapped registers interrupts DMA clock/reset architecture memory systems and hardware/software interfaces.
• Experience with low-level interfaces and debug protocols such as JTAG SPI I2C UART PCIe Ethernet SerDes or DDR/LPDDR.
• Hands-on experience using oscilloscopes logic analyzers spectrum/signal analyzers power supplies and other silicon bring-up and validation equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to debug complex problems spanning hardware firmware/software and system boundaries.
• Ability to read schematics silicon specifications register maps timing diagrams and hardware design documentation.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with first-silicon bring-up of complex custom ASICs or SoCs.
• Experience developing post-silicon validation frameworks diagnostics and automated regression environments.
• Experience debugging high-speed SerDes PCIe DDR/LPDDR Ethernet or custom chip-to-chip interfaces.
• Experience with mixed-signal SoCs containing ADCs DACs PLLs clocking RF or other analog/mixed-signal subsystems.
• Understanding of signal integrity power integrity clocking reset sequencing and board-level effects on silicon operation.
• Familiarity with Linux device drivers embedded RTOS environments boot flows and low-level firmware.
• Experience with silicon characterization across voltage temperature frequency and process corners.
• Experience supporting root-cause analysis and validating RTL firmware software or silicon fixes.

Base Pay Range for:

CA applicants is $230398.00 - $322556.85 WA applicants is $230398.00 - $322556.85

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Dont meet all desired requirements Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blues Standard Background Check
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding) Road Test Hours of Service Drug and Alcohol Testing vehicle inspection requirements CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
• Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical dental vision basic and supplemental life insurance paid parental leave short and long-term disability 401(k) with a company match of up to 5% and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the companys intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the companys results or other factors at the companys sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting retaining and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications performance and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust equality and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire promotion and other terms and conditions of employment regardless of their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin/ethnicity age physical or mental disability genetic factors military/veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by federal state and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal state and local laws including the Washington Fair Chance Act the California Fair Chance Act the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance and other applicable laws. For more information on Know Your Rights please see here.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC