Senior Validation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design and execute validation plans for AI accelerator platforms, embedded systems, and SDK releases
• Validate AI/ML workloads including LLMs, VLMs, vision, audio, and NLP models across hardware targets
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks using Python, Bash, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines
• Perform functional, regression, stress, performance, and scalability testing
• Debug complex issues across firmware, kernel drivers, runtime, and application layers
• Build automated validation pipelines for nightly, release, and PR-based testing
• Analyze logs, crashes, performance bottlenecks, and system stability issues
• Manage and maintain lab infrastructure, devices, and automated execution environments

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in validation, QA automation, embedded systems, or AI platform testing
• Strong proficiency in Python scripting and Linux systems/shell scripting
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions
• Hands-on experience with Docker, containerized environments, and Git version control
• Expertise in Embedded Linux systems and debugging/log analysis
• Proven experience in AI/ML model validation and performance benchmarking

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI accelerator or semiconductor validation
• Knowledge of OpenCV, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or ONNX
• Experience validating PCIe, USB, networking, and kernel drivers
• Exposure to performance profiling and benchmarking tools
• Familiarity with model deployment pipelines and inference frameworks

About the Company

NXP Semiconductors enables a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through innovation. As a world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP pushes boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets.