Validation Hardware Engineer - Cxl/Pcie

About Us:

Montage Technologies has opened a new U.S. location in the Johns Creek, GA area. We are a leading semiconductor company specializing in enterprise class memory products. There will be many hands-on learning experiences with significant program ownership and career growth.

Founded in 2004, Montage Technology is a leading IC design company dedicated to providing high-performance, low-power IC solutions for cloud computing and data center markets. Montage Technology provides industry leading DDR2 to DDR5 memory interface products for the demanding cloud computing and data center markets. Our robust product portfolio includes the critical components required by the memory modules, such as Registering Clock Driver (RCD), Data Buffer (DB), SPD EEPROM with Hub (SPD Hub), Temperature Sensor (TS) and Power Management IC (PMIC). Compliant with JEDEC specifications, these products are designed for a variety of memory modules such as RDIMM, LRDIMM, NVDIMM, UDIMM, SODIMM, MRDIMM, etc., to enable high-speed, large-capacity, high-reliability and low-power memory solutions for high-performance computing. Montage is quickly growing to become the leader in these industries, with revenue having grown 171% in the last 5 years!

Job Description:

As a Validation/Hardware Engineer, you will be responsible for engineering characterization, and failure analysis of DDR memory, CXL, PCIe, and PMIC systems at Montage Technology, you will be a key contributor in ensuring the reliability, performance, and compatibility of our enterprise-class components and technologies. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop and execute validation plans, build validation hardware, and implement automation to ensure our system solutions meet the highest quality standards. Key Responsivities are:

• Developing tools and methods for programming, training and validating DDR, CXL, PCIe, and PMIC hardware;

• Conducing engineering characterization, customer support, and failure analysis of DDR, CXL, PCIe, and PMIC hardware to understand its performance characteristics, designing and running experiments, analyzing data, and presenting the findings to other team members;

• Performing testing and validating early silicon against industry specifications, analyzing the performance and behavior of security, DDR, CXL, PCIe, and PMIC hardware to ensure that they meet the required specifications;

• Investigating and resolving issues identified during testing to identify the root cause of failures and work closely with design and development teams to find solutions;

• Evaluating the performance of DDR, CXL, PCIe, and PMIC hardware by measuring data transfer rates, latency, power consumption, and other relevant parameters, and analyzing performance data and identify areas for improvement;

• Conducting failure analysis of system hardware to understand the roots of bugs and methods of preventions in the future system debugging, margin or training failures; and

• Maintaining detailed test plans, test reports, and documentation of validation procedures, and documenting any issues encountered, along with the steps taken to reproduce and resolve them. Top of Form

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with hardware and software teams to address and resolve validation and performance issues, ensuring product readiness for market release.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

• Strong experience in DDR4 and DDR5 memory system, PCIe, or PMIC validation.

• 3+ years of relevant work experience.

• Experience with signal integrity and equalization techniques.

• Proficiency in Python and C++ programming for test automation, firmware development, and data analysis.

• Experience with memory controllers, firmware, and BIOS development is a strong plus.

• Solid understanding of memory system architecture and industry standards.

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

• Experience in testing and validation methodologies.