ASIC Test Engineer, Annapurna Silicon Operations

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Description
Annapurna Labs develops the silicon used in our most advanced machine learning accelerator servers, utilizing the latest process nodes and massively scaled server clusters to provide the best hardware platform to customers for both inference and training workloads.

We are seeking a mid-career semiconductor test engineer with a background in classic ATE platforms to create a clean running extremely low DPPM product-line forming the foundation to our servers.

As our final product is a server, not just the silicon, you will find yourself stretching beyond structural testing and incorporating a lot more mission profile testing, utilizing a variety of external controlling ICs, porting server management and customer run-time software, including the use of virtualized machines and specific microcontrollers found in the end application.

As such a curious mindset and an urge to learn system architecture will greatly benefit you in this role. We are a nurturing and supporting group that will ensure you have access to all tools, code and mentorship needed to become effective in this exciting new way of working

Key job responsibilities

Core Deliverables You Will Be Responsible For

• Hardware development for probe, final test, system level test.
• Software development for each insert
• General tool development support

A day in the life

As You Design And Code Solutions To Help Our Team Drive Efficiencies In Software Architecture, You'll Create Metrics, Implement Automation And Other Improvements, And Resolve The Root Cause Of Software Defects. You'll Also

• Build high-impact solutions to deliver to our large customer base.
• Participate in design discussions, code review, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Work cross-functionally to help drive business decisions with your technical input.
• Work in a startup-like development environment, where you're always working on the most important stuff.

About The Team
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations - from foundational services such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS's services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you'll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

Annapurna Labs (our organization within AWS UC) designs silicon and software that accelerates innovation. Customers choose us to create cloud solutions that solve challenges that were unimaginable a short time ago-even yesterday. Our custom chips, accelerators, and software stacks enable us to take on technical challenges that have never been seen before, and deliver results that help our customers change the world.

About AWS
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Mentorship & Career Growth

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Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Experience identifying bugs in architecture, algorithms, functionality, and performance with strong overall debugging skills
• Experience verifying at multiple levels of logic from IP blocks to SoCs to full system testing

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical or Communications Engineering or a related field
• Experience with formal verification techniques including abstraction and end-to-end checking
• Experience with ARM and various DSP ISAs
• Experience with current and upcoming RF standards in cellular (4G/5G NR), WiMAX, 802.11ad, microwave backhaul, or related broadband wireless standards
• Experience with industry standard tools and scripting languages (Python or Perl) for automation

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