Senior Validation Engineer

HCL Technologies UK is a subsidiary of HCL Technologies, a global IT services and solutions company. Established in 1998, HCLTech has a strong presence in the UK, providing IT and business services across various sectors, including financial services, manufacturing, life sciences, and technology. The company has been recognized as a top employer in the UK for 19 consecutive years and is committed to sustainability and community engagement.

HCLTech operates in 60 countries and has over 220,000 employees worldwide, making it one of the largest IT services companies by revenue and market capitalization.

About the Role

As an Associate Functional Validation Engineer, you will be responsible for validating next-generation System-on-Chip (SoC) designs built with high-performance ARM processors. This role spans both pre-silicon validation using FPGA/emulation platforms and post-silicon validation on actual hardware, ensuring robust functionality across high-speed and low-speed interfaces.

This role involves validating next-generation System-on-Chip (SoC) designs built with high-performance ARM processors, covering both pre-silicon and post-silicon validation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute bare-metal C tests on FPGA HAPS / Zebu emulation platforms.
• Validate SoC functionality across interfaces such as LPDDR, Ethernet, PCIe, HBM, CPUs, UART, I2C, I3C, SPI, and coherent mesh interconnects.
• Collaborate with architects and RTL verification teams to identify and resolve design issues early.
• Perform Functional bring-up of SoC interfaces on silicon-based target hardware.
• Debug and analyze failures, ensuring compliance with high-speed protocols (PCIe Gen6, LPDDR5, HBM3, die-to-die links).
• Work closely with electrical testing and characterization teams to validate performance and reliability.

Infrastructure Development

• Build and maintain test infrastructure for validation workflows.
• Automate test execution and reporting using scripting languages (Python preferred).
• Partner with production firmware teams for seamless integration.
• Provide feedback to design and architecture teams to improve SoC robustness.

Required Skills

• Strong proficiency in Embedded C programming.
• Hands-on experience with high-speed protocols (PCIe Gen6, LPDDR5, HBM3, die-to-die links).
• Knowledge of ARM high-end CPUs and ARM cache coherent interconnect protocols.
• Proven experience in validation on pre-silicon (FPGA/emulation) and post-silicon platforms.

Preferred Skills

• Python - for automation and infrastructure development.
• Experience in Silicon SoC bring-up.
• Familiarity with high-speed interface device drivers.