IC Validation Engineer - Embedded Firmware - $210k

Location: Colorado Springs, CO (100% onsite - generous relocation offered!)

Skills: Embedded firmware, coding skills, lab experience

Compensation: See below for approximate total comp based on level hired.

Engineer up to $210k total package - $100-120k base + 15% bonus + stocks (RSUs)

Senior Engineer up to $280k total package - $120-146k base + 20% bonus + stocks (RSUs)

Staff Engineer up to $400k total package - $150-180k + 25% bonus + stocks (RSUs)

Introduction:

Want to work where AI, hyperscale data centers, networking, and next-generation infrastructure converge? Join an industry leader whose technology powers many of the world's largest tech companies. Profitable, highly respected, and at the forefront of the cutting-edge technologies driving the future of AI computing.

Join a team responsible for validating next-generation storage and PCIe switch semiconductor products, ensuring they meet industry standards and perform reliably in real-world applications. Working closely with hardware and software development engineers, you'll play a key role in testing, debugging, and characterizing new products throughout the development lifecycle. This is a hands-on laboratory role that leverages state-of-the-art equipment to support both pre-silicon (emulation) and post-silicon validation of cutting-edge storage and connectivity technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Create, review, and execute comprehensive validation test plans across emulation environments and early silicon platforms.
• Develop embedded firmware and host-side software utilities in C/C++ to support low-level system validation and testing.
• Design and maintain scripts that automate validation workflows and control protocol analyzers, exercisers, and other lab equipment.
• Partner closely with software, FPGA, and IC design teams throughout both pre-silicon and post-silicon validation activities.
• Collaborate with hardware engineering teams on board validation, reference platform development, and new product requirements.
• Lead root-cause analysis and debug efforts for complex system-level issues, developing creative solutions and effective workarounds as needed.
• Support customers and partners during initial silicon bring-up, system integration, and troubleshooting activities.
• Communicate technical findings clearly to engineering teams and provide product training and guidance to field engineering organizations.
• Contribute to technical documentation, including application notes, datasheets, user guides, and architecture specifications.

What you need for the position:

We are open to current Validation Engineers but also Firmware Engineers who are interesting in moving into IC Validation

• A Bachelors or Masters in Computer Engineer or Electrical Engineering
• Embedded firmware experience and system drivers
• Coding experience in any language (C, C++ and/or Python preferred but not essential) including strong debugging skills
• IC Validation experience OR desire to learn
• Experience in a lab setting - has worked with logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes or similar
• Solid understanding of computer architectures

Nice to have NOT essential:

• ARM architecture
• PCIe protocol experience
• Basic PCB concepts
• Reading board level schematics

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• FSA and HSA
• 401k with 6% match
• ESPP
• Flexible/Unlimited PTO
• Annual bonus from 15-30% (depending on your level)
• VERY generous stocks!