Job#: 3040912

Job Description:

Location: REDMOND, Washington (Remote)

The Hardware Validation Engineer supports critical networking initiatives by validating FPGA and silicon-based networking solutions. The position involves ensuring platform quality through comprehensive validation, testing, and debug activities. The successful candidate will contribute to accelerated networking projects, including network platform validation, test development, debug and triage efforts, and root cause analysis for advanced FPGA and networking technologies.

• Analyze information to determine plan layout, including computer and peripheral equipment modifications.
• Build, test, and modify product prototypes using working models or computer simulations.
• Understand specifications to create test plans and execute validation testing.
• Perform debug, triage, and root cause analysis on FPGA and networking technologies.
• Evaluate factors such as reporting formats, cost constraints, and security to determine hardware configuration.
• Monitor equipment functioning and make necessary modifications to ensure conformance with specifications.

Education: A Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.

Experience: 10+ years of validation experience is required, with a focus on test development, debugging, triage, and root-cause analysis.

Technical Skills:

• Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python.
• Knowledge of SystemVerilog.
• Pre-silicon and/or post-silicon validation experience.
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles for technical plans and models.
• Understanding of circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware.

• FPGA validation experience.
• Experience with Ixia (IXIA) or CyPerf networking validation platforms.
• Experience with accelerated networking technologies.
• Strong communication skills and a self-driven, team-player mindset.

Ideal Background of a Candidate for This Role

• Hands on experience with validation for multiple product cycles from definition to Silicon, including writing test plans, developing tests, debugging failures and developing tools for pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.
• Programming skills in C/C++, System Verilog, Assembly, Python and knowledge of advanced computer architecture
• Communication skills, team player, self-driven and problem-solving ability
• Developing and deploying cloud applications for cloud hardware (NICs, GPUs, etc) preferred
• Ability to read and write code in C, C++, C#, SystemC, Powershell, and Python
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including RDMA, SR-IOV, TCP, UDP, DTLS, and IP

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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