# Silicon Validation Software Engineer (Sr Staff)

**Company**: Synopsys
**Location**: Mississauga, Ontario
**Experience**: staff
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $119000-$178000
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: SNPS
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2303478

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## Description

You will work on validation infrastructure that directly impacts the quality and time-to-market of high-speed mixed-signal IP that powers the semiconductor industry.

### Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain Python-based automation frameworks and software tools that drive silicon validation, characterization, and system-level debug workflows

- Build automated test flows and data processing pipelines that turn raw lab measurements into actionable insights and reports

- Work directly with lab instrumentation to enable instrument control, data acquisition, and validation workflows using protocols like JTAG, I2C, SPI, and UART

- Debug complex issues that span the hardware-software interface during silicon bring-up, collaborating with analog designers, systems engineers, and firmware teams to isolate root causes

- Enhance and scale existing validation tools and frameworks to improve efficiency, reliability, and coverage across multiple IP product lines

- Manage code repositories, branching strategies, and version control workflows using Git or GitLab to ensure robust, maintainable software infrastructure

- Mentor junior engineers on software development best practices, validation methodologies, and cross-domain problem-solving techniques

### The Impact You Will Have

- Accelerate silicon bring-up and validation cycles by building automation that eliminates manual bottlenecks and increases test coverage

- Improve the quality and reliability of Synopsys mixed-signal IP solutions by enabling faster, more comprehensive characterization and debug

- Reduce time-to-market for high-speed IP products by delivering scalable validation infrastructure that supports multiple concurrent projects

- Strengthen cross-functional collaboration by creating tools and workflows that bridge the gap between hardware design, firmware, and software teams

- Enable better decision-making across validation activities by improving data visibility, analysis capabilities, and reporting accuracy

- Build a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement by mentoring engineers and sharing knowledge across the team

- Contribute to the long-term success of the Mississauga R&D team by establishing best practices in validation software development and tooling

### Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 8+ years of experience in software development within silicon validation or hardware test environments, or Master's degree with 6+ years of experience

- Strong proficiency in Python for test automation, data analysis, and instrumentation control

- Proven experience developing hardware automation frameworks, validation tools, or scripting solutions that have been deployed in production validation environments

- Solid understanding of version control systems such as Git or GitLab, including repository management, branching strategies, and code review workflows

- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills that span both software and hardware domains, with the ability to isolate issues across the stack

- Experience with low-level hardware communication protocols such as JTAG, I2C, SPI, UART, or similar for IC bring-up, debugging, and validation is highly desirable

- Hands-on experience working in laboratory environments with test equipment and instrumentation is a strong plus

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- Git
- GitLab
- JTAG
- I2C
- SPI
- UART
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science

### Nice to have
- low-level hardware communication protocols
- laboratory environments with test equipment and instrumentation

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