Silicon Validation Engineer

What MatX Is Building

MatX is on a mission to be the compute platform for AGI. We are developing vertically integrated full-stack solutions from silicon to systems including hardware and software to train and run the largest ML workloads for AGI. MatX is seeking silicon micro-architects and design engineers to join our team as we create best-in-class silicon for high-performance and sustainable GenAI. Successful candidates for these roles will be responsible for delivering performant and functionally accurate silicon for MatX products across compute, memory management.

High-speed connectivity and other key technologies.

• Own silicon bring-up and validation from first power-on through feature validation and production readiness.
• Develop and execute validation plans for chip-level and SiP-level functionality, performance, reliability, and system behavior.
• Validate boot, reset, initialization, power management, recovery, memory, interconnect, high-speed interfaces, and package-level functionality.
• Work across Top-level DV, Palladium emulation, lab validation, and package validation to improve coverage and correlation between environments.
• Debug complex failures using logs, registers, traces, waveforms, firmware output, and lab equipment.
• Analyze issues across RTL, firmware, software, board, package, and silicon boundaries.
• Collaborate with architecture, design, DV, emulation, firmware, software, and product engineering teams.
• Define observability and debug requirements and improve validation automation, execution, and failure triage.

• Strong hands-on experience in silicon validation, post-silicon bring-up, hardware emulation, Top-level DV, or a related field.
• Experience validating complex SoCs, accelerators, or highly integrated silicon products.
• Strong understanding of digital hardware, SoC architecture, and hardware-firmware interaction.
• Proven ability to debug complex cross-functional failures and drive them to root cause.
• Experience working with real silicon and lab platforms.
• Familiarity with firmware, embedded software, drivers, and low-level hardware access.
• Ability to read and understand C or C++ code for debug purposes.
• Python or similar scripting experience.
• Ability to read specifications, register descriptions, validation plans, and relevant RTL.
• Strong ownership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Experience with both pre-silicon and post-silicon validation.
• Experience with Cadence Palladium.
• Experience with System Verilog, UVM, assertions, coverage, or waveform debug.
• Experience bringing up first silicon.
• Experience with HBM, DDR, PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, die-to-die interfaces, or advanced packaging.
• Familiarity with JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or protocol analyzers.

The US base salary for this full-time position is determined based on a variety of factors including role, experience, location, job related skills, and relevant education and training. Career length is only a guideline for compensation.

• Early Career - $160,000 - $275,000 + equity
• Mid Career - $175,000 - $400,000 + equity
• Senior Career - $250,000 - $600,000 + equity

• Time off: 4 weeks PTO (accrued) + 12 company Holidays + up to 3 weeks remote work
• Health: Company-subsidized Medical (Kaiser or Anthem) for employees & dependents, Guardian Dental and Vision insurances for employee & dependents, and life insurance (employee only), plus HSA and FSA offerings via Lively. See attached benefits 1-pager and full benefits guide for more info on benefits.
• Financial Wellbeing: Choose from Roth IRA/ 401K (or both) retirement plans with up to 5% company contribution to 401K (even if you don't contribute). Also, 100% company-paid life insurance (up to $300K) and long-term disability insurances.
• Professional Development: $1500 Professional Development Budget (per year)
• Team Meals: MatX provides onsite team lunch & dinner Monday - Friday, with your choice of ordering via WeBox, Specialty’s or via our reimbursement system
• Commute on Us: Commute on our company Uber account, or reimburse your train rides. Either way, we pay 100% for your daily commute
• MatX E[x]tras: $50/mo to use on the perk you value most
• Cell & Internet Reimbursement: $35/mo for cellular and $40/mo for wifi
• Mental Wellbeing: 100% paid mental health benefit via Spring Health and Guardian EAP.
• Support to Parents: Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave regardless of path to parenthood, 10 weeks pregnancy disability leave, flexible…