# Silicon Validation/Characterization Engineer

**Company**: Synopsys
**Location**: Nepean, Ontario
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $93,000 - $139,000
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: SNPS
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2303478

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## Description

We are seeking a Silicon Validation/Characterization Engineer to join our team in Nepean, Ontario, Canada. As a leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, Synopsys enables customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products.

The successful candidate will have experience in bringing silicon to life, and be comfortable in the lab with an oscilloscope in one hand and a Python script in the other. The role involves working on the first-silicon bring-up and validation for DDR6, DDR5, LPDDR6/X, LPDDR5/5X, MRDIMM, and HBM test chips and evaluation platforms.

Key responsibilities include:

- Developing and executing validation plans covering functionality, parametric characterization, margin analysis, and reliability testing

- Performing electrical characterization including eye diagram analysis, jitter measurements, and signal integrity metrics

- Driving systematic debug and root cause analysis of silicon, firmware, board, and test infrastructure issues

- Building automated validation frameworks and reusable test infrastructure using Python, C/C++, and scripting tools

- Participating in the development of multilayer PCB designs for silicon characterization platforms

- Generating characterization reports and presenting silicon performance data to stakeholders and customers

The ideal candidate will have:

- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Engineering Physics, or related discipline

- 3+ years of semiconductor industry experience in silicon validation, characterization, test, or product engineering

- Strong understanding of DDR/LPDDR/HBM protocols, high-speed interfaces, and digital and mixed-signal semiconductor design concepts

- Hands-on experience with lab instrumentation including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and Automated Test Equipment (ATE)

- Experience with scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, and C/C++

In return, we offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits, including a base salary range of $93,000 - $139,000.

## Skills

### Required
- Python
- C/C++
- DDR/LPDDR/HBM protocols
- high-speed interfaces
- digital and mixed-signal semiconductor design concepts
- lab instrumentation
- scripting languages

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