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About Team:
ASM Auto Group develops safety-compliant automotive MCUs for EV, HEV, traction inverters, onboard chargers, BMS, and body and chassis control. We are at a pivotal moment in automotive technology, and this role offers a chance to work on cutting-edge MCUs with real-world impact. If you want to solve complex technical challenges in fast-growing segments, we encourage you to apply.
Position Overview:
We are seeking an experienced AVV technical leader with 5+ years of pre-silicon and post-silicon functional validation experience to own subsystem-level validation strategy for automotive MCUs. You will define functional validation methodology, lead complex root-cause investigations, drive functional bring-up on silicon, and make evidence-based silicon readiness recommendations. You will work as a technical peer with Architecture, Design, RTL Verification, and Firmware teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own functional validation strategy and sign-off for complex subsystems (e.g., Ethernet MAC, functional safety, clock/reset/power, multicore interactions)
- Define requirements-to-test traceability, functional coverage closure criteria, and sign-off readiness
- Architect reusable validation frameworks spanning emulation platforms and silicon test environments
- Lead first-silicon functional bring-up and silicon functional test execution
- Lead complex root-cause analysis across firmware, RTL, emulation models, and silicon
- Validate cross-peripheral interactions with DMA, interrupts, clock switching, and low-power transitions
- Lead fault-injection campaigns and functional safety validation evidence (ISO 26262)
- Define pre-silicon to post-silicon correlation and test reuse strategy
- Architect and maintain automation and CI/CD-integrated regression infrastructure
- Define and own performance and benchmarking strategy, including throughput, latency, and timing-margin target.
- Lead resolution of customer-reported issues through reproduction and root-cause analysis
- Define fix or workaround recommendations for customers and drive them to closure
- Lead validation reviews and provide sign-off recommendations
- Mentor engineers and drive continuous improvement in methodology and tooling
Qualifications
Minimum requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, ECE, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of engineering experience working with silicon design and/or validation
- Experience with digital/embedded design on emulation/FPGA platforms/RTL simulation
Preferred Qualifications:
- Work experience with ARM architecture
- Advanced embedded C and firmware architecture knowledge
- MCU/SoC architecture understanding (multicore, coherency, boot, power domains)
- Expert-level peripheral validation, including complex interactions and error recovery
- Emulation platform experience (QuickTurn, Palladium, ZeBu) and test infrastructure design
- RTL and waveform debugging for SoC-level issues
- Deep understanding of ISO 26262, AUTOSAR, and CAN FD / LIN / Ethernet
- Functional safety subsystem validation and safety-case evidence
- Complex DMA and bus (arbitration, ordering, timeout) validation
- SystemVerilog and advanced RTL debugging
- Track record of building and mentoring validation teams, or publishing technical work
- Excellent technical communication and documentation skills