About Positron AI Positron AI is building next-generation AI inference accelerators designed from the ground up for low-latency, high-throughput large language model inference. Backed by NEA.
About the role
We are looking for a Director of Silicon Validation to own the complete verification and validation lifecycle of our AI inference silicon, from pre-silicon functional verification, through hardware emulation, to post-silicon bring-up and production validation. This leader owns the question every tape-out depends on: is the design correct, and how do we know?
What they're looking for
- A degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 12+ years of experience in ASIC verification and/or silicon validation, including at least 5 years in a leadership role
- A proven track record taking multiple complex ASICs from verification planning through successful first silicon and production ramp
- Deep hands-on expertise in SystemVerilog, UVM, constrained-random verification, functional coverage, and assertion-based verification
- Demonstrated ownership of a hardware emulation platform (Cadence Palladium, Siemens Veloce, or Synopsys ZeBu), including model build flows, capacity and partitioning, transactors, and co-emulation
- Experience leading post-silicon bring-up, including first power-on, boot, interface training, characterization, and silicon debug
More about this role
We are looking for a Director of Silicon Validation to own the complete verification and validation lifecycle of our AI inference silicon, from pre-silicon functional verification, through hardware emulation, to post-silicon bring-up and production validation. This leader owns the question every tape-out depends on: is the design correct, and how do we know? The ideal candidate has led verification and validation organizations through multiple successful tape-outs, is equally at home in a SystemVerilog code review and in a post-silicon lab, and has built the methodology and infrastructure that lets a team scale through leverage rather than headcount alone.
This is an Austin, TX based role. We do not yet have a physical office in the area, but we are planning to open one. Once established, employees will be expected to work in a hybrid capacity, splitting time between in-office and remote work.
Verification & Validation Leadership
- Lead and grow three interlocking disciplines: pre-silicon design verification, hardware emulation, and post-silicon validation and bring-up.
- Own the verification strategy, test plans, and coverage closure criteria that gate tape-out, and make the...
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