# Silicon Validation Engineer at Density

- Company: Density
- What the company does: Density shows you how people use your space and helps you get more out of every square foot. Backed by Kleiner Perkins and South Park Commons.
- Company website: https://www.density.io/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-22
- Apply by: 2026-12-06
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/densityai/jobs/4464119009?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/density-silicon-validation-engineer/

## About the role

Own silicon validation for our AI accelerator end to end. You'll start in emulation and FPGA prototyping before tapeout, bring up first silicon in the lab, and carry it through to production-quality parts in the field. You'll build the validation plans, environments, and automation that prove our silicon works at scale. You'll work closely with architecture, design, firmware, software, and systems teams to find and fix issues wherever they live. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience in silicon validation, post-silicon bring-up, or a related field on complex SoCs or accelerators
- Strong coding skills in C, C++, and Python, plus embedded and/or bare-metal programming experience
- Hands-on experience with pre-silicon validation on emulation platforms (Palladium, ZeBu, Veloce) and FPGA prototyping platforms (Protium, HAPS, or equivalent)
- Proven silicon and system bring-up experience, from first chip power-on through full post-silicon validation
- Strong debug skills and fluency with debug tools such as waveform debug (Verdi, FSDB), JTAG debuggers, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers
- Experience building test automation and triage infrastructure that scales across large sample sets

Tags: Silicon

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/density-silicon-validation-engineer/