Pay Rate: $43.00/hr to $49.00/hr

Location: Markham, ON

Duration: 6 Months (Chances for extension)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Participate in systems design development throughout entire product lifecycle, from pre-silicon and emulation through post-silicon and software integration
- Lead technical presentations demonstrating a positive understanding of hardware architecture and expertise in systems design
- Collaborate with Design, Software, Tools and other teams to drive the definition of testing and debug methodologies to provide the best possible coverage and customer experience for the IP
- Work with Program Leadership team to define the end to end plan and highlight possible risk areas and address concerns during planning
- Be a leader and mentor to the operation team; be hands-on and lead by example
- Isolation and debug of issues found in Graphics IP during pre-silicon, bring-up, validation, and production phases
- Able to proactively support team culture that fosters knowledge sharing, excellence, and collaboration
- Defining and executing validation strategies, enablement of features and unit test plans
- Publishing and aligning test plan requirements and dependencies
- Working closely with supporting teams such as design, diagnostics, driver, and project leadership
- Lead cross-functional technical discussions to drive root cause identification and resolution on technical issues
- Driving and participating in technical innovations to enhance validation capabilities including tool and script developments, technical and methodology enhancements

REQUIREMENTS:

- In-depth knowledge of SOC architecture and concepts
- In-depth knowledge of hardware encode/decode and display driver hardware IP
- In-depth knowledge of Graphics hardware pipeline
- Experience with graphics engines and rendering software pipelines




- Experience with FPGA and other hardware emulation platforms for pre-silicon debug
- Strong understanding of BIOS, OS, and driver-level interactions and common failure points
- Positive understanding of Boot Flows/Sequences
- Strong programming/scripting skills (eg. Python, C/C++, Ruby)
- Experience with IP/System level bring-up, SOC debug techniques and methodologies
- Experience with common lab equipment, computer hardware, and networks
- Led process improvement initiatives to improve engineering quality
- Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills
- Knowledge of standard power management features and use-cases

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

- 2-4 years of relevant experience in pre and post-silicon validation of the relevant IP and 3-6 years experience in semiconductor industry
- Personal passion for computer gaming and driving game performance goals
- Demonstrated ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly
- Experience with IP/System level bring-up, SOC debug techniques and methodologies
- Strong understanding of BIOS, OS, and driver-level interactions and common failure points
- Strong analytical/problem solving skills and pronounced attention to details
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Self-starter, strong collaborator, and able to independently drive tasks to completion
- Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple issues at the same time

Assets:

- Strong understanding of BIOS, OS, and driver-level interactions and common failure points
- In-depth knowledge of SOC architecture and concepts
- Experience with common lab equipment, computer hardware, and networks
- Experience in pre-silicon emulation and debug
- Led process improvement initiatives to improve engineering quality
- Strong technical leadership and mentoring skills
- Knowledge of Graphics IP power management features

Education:

Bachelor, Master's degree in Electrical Computer Engineering, or related degrees

📌 Graphics Validation Engineer (Markham)
🏢 LanceSoft
📍 Markham