Aimed at new grad candidates with technical interest in high-speed interfaces and validation, who can work in San Jose, California, and collaborate closely with design, firmware, and system teams.
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Original posting from SambaNova
SambaNova is a leader in next-generation AI infrastructure, delivering a full-stack inference platform for customers worldwide. At the core of SambaNova's technology is the RDU (Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit) — a chip built on a dataflow architecture rather than the traditional GPU model. Its decode performance is especially strong for agentic workloads like multi-turn agents, code generation, and long-running applications. RDUs are packaged into SambaRack, rack-scale hardware that lets customers deploy state-of-the-art models with better performance, greater energy efficiency, and faster time to value.
About the Team
The Post-Silicon Validation team brings up, debugs, and validates the high-speed IO and memory subsystems in SambaNova systems. We characterize and stress test silicon, root-cause issues across silicon, board, and software, and build our own debug tools and automation.
About the Role
As a new grad Post-Silicon Validation Engineer, you'll test new RDU silicon in the lab. You'll run characterization and stress tests on interfaces like PCIe, Ethernet, and HBM, write Python scripts to automate testing and analyze results, and help debug issues with the design, firmware, and system teams.
Responsibilities
Run functional, characterization, stress, and performance tests on high-speed IO and memory subsystems
Write scripts to automate validation, debug, and data analysis
Help debug issues across silicon, board, and software with design, firmware, and system teams
Use lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers to diagnose failures
Support bring-up of new silicon and systems
Feed findings back to pre-silicon verification to improve coverage
Required Qualifications
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
Coursework or project experience in digital design, computer architecture, or high-speed interfaces
Scripting experience in Python or bash
Strong analytical and data analysis skills
Preferred Qualifications
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
Familiarity with PCIe, Ethernet, HBM, CXL, or UCIe
Hands-on lab experience with oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, or BERTs
Familiarity with SerDes concepts
Ability to read and debug C/C++
Internship experience in validation, bring-up, or hardware test
Base Salary Range:
Base Pay Range$120,000—$150,000 USDSubmission Guidelines
Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at SambaNova Systems, you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified.
EEO Policy
SambaNova Systems is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard basis of age (40 and over), color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin/ancestry, race, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding), sexual orientation, and any other applicable status protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Benefits Summary for US-Based, Full-Time Employment Positions
SambaNova offers a competitive total rewards package, including the base salary, plus equity and benefits. We cover 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, and 77% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution. We also offer Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans in addition to Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options like Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care. Our library of well-being benefits available to you and your dependents includes a full subscription to Headspace, Gympass+ membership with access to physical gyms, One Medical membership, counseling services with an Employee Assistance Program, and much more.
Source: SambaNova careers