# AI Silicon, Silicon Validation Engineer at Unconventional AI

- Company: Unconventional AI
- What the company does: Unconventional AI is rethinking the foundations of compute to bring biology-scale energy efficiency to AI. Backed by Lightspeed, Sequoia and a16z.
- Company website: https://unconv.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-09
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://unconv.ai/careers/?gh_jid=4310833009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/unconventional-ai-ai-silicon-silicon-validation-engineer/

## About the role

As a Member of Technical Staff, Silicon Validation Engineer, you will be a foundational member of our small, multi-disciplinary R&D team. We are looking for accomplished and highly motivated individuals who are excited to tackle the hardest, most ambiguous technical challenges at the intersection of AI, physics, and computer architecture. You will be responsible for driving the post-silicon bring-up, validation, and characterization of the core components of our novel computing platform.

## What they're looking for

- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of industry experience in post-silicon bringup-up, hardware validation, or silicon characterization
- Familiarity with operating lab test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, etc)
- Demonstrated proficiency in characterizing and debugging mixed-signal circuits
- Experience with Python programming and lab automation
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Tags: Engineering