Role Proficiency:

Conducts root cause analysis and bug advocacy in Semiconductor Products; tracking activities to closure with very minimal supervision

Outcomes:

     Conducts validation and root cause analysis      Perform escape analysis      Isolate/ packetize the failures to correct components      Attend customer meeting and communicate effectively on the requirements and results.      Locate the product failures and report it in test repository and bug tracker      Learn technology business domain system domain individually and as recommended by the project/account      Complete the certifications for the role (like ISTQB UST GAMMA certifications) Execute test cases across the functionalities

Measures of Outcomes:

     Number of showstoppers and critical bugs found      Adherence to schedule / timelines      Number of defects post delivery      Number of non-compliance issues      Reduction of reoccurrence of known defects by SLA      SLA in turnaround of production bugs      Defined productivity standards for project Completion of all mandatory training requirements

Outputs Expected:

Manage Project:

Perform task deliverables with quality and targeting completion timeframe.

Estimate:

Estimate time
effort
and resource dependence for one's own work and for others' work.

Document:

Create documentation for own work Create test reporting templates
BKMs and knowledge sharing documents for team

Status Reporting:

Report status of tasks assigned Compliance with validation standards and process

Mentoring:

Host classroom training sessions for the junior validation engineers Set FAST goals and provide feedback to FAST goals of mentees

Skill Examples:

     Should possess good bug advocacy skills      Should have good report consolidation and presentation skills as well as diplomacy      Should have automation scripting skills      Should be able to do severity and priority identification of sightings raised      Working with Windows OS flavours and installation      Working with BIOS drivers and various display protocols      Ability to estimate effort time required for own work and for the junior engineers      Ability to perform and evaluate test in the customer or target environment      Work in a team environment   Good written and verbal communication abilities   Possess good analytical skills

Knowledge Examples:

     Excellent domain and product knowledge      Good knowledge of CPU/ GPU architecture      Awareness of Benchmarking tools and their functionalities      Possesses very good knowledge of products

Additional Comments:

• Good understanding of AMD X86 based platforms/mother boards • Good understanding of AMD platform and SOC/CPU/memory interface (LPDDR5, GDDR) architecture • Familiarity with AMD platform and post Si validation environment • Bringup of and debug of these boards(Flashing the BIOS, installing OS/drivers and tools) • Run Memory Quals and prepare report • Inventory management and control, report out weekly basis • Test execution and planning • Good skills in Pyhton scripting, Excel, Power point • Very good communication skills and stakeholder coordination skills • Good debug skill and should be familiar in using lab tools multimeter, oscilloscope • Prepare weekly and monthly updates • Familiarity with DDR 5, LPDDR6 and GDDR6