Silicon Validation Firmware Engineer

Meta Meta · Big Tech · Taipei, Taiwan

Meta is seeking a Silicon Validation Firmware Engineer in Taipei, Taiwan, to design, develop, and validate complex silicon systems (ASICs, SoCs). The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, developing test plans, accelerating hardware verification and software development, debugging interfaces, and partnering with vendors. Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, 6+ years of experience in silicon validation, experience with EDA tools and scripting, understanding of digital logic design, firmware flows, system debug, SoC architecture, and experience with computer vision and machine learning domains at a system integration level. The role also requires demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize workflows and adhere to responsible AI practices, along with ongoing AI skill development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design, develop, and validate complex silicon systems, including ASICs and SoCs
  2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality silicon solutions
  3. Develop and execute comprehensive test plans to ensure model accuracy and support pre-silicon validation efforts
  4. Lead the development and adoption of best-in-class methodologies to accelerate hardware verification and software development
  5. Bring up and debug interfaces such as PCIe, DDR, etc

Skills

Required

  • Silicon design, development, and validation
  • ASICs and SoCs
  • EDA tools and scripting languages
  • Digital logic design, RTL development, and FPGA prototyping
  • Firmware flows and custom scripts using C/C++, Python
  • System debug experience
  • SoC architecture
  • Pre-Si Systems
  • Computer vision and machine learning domains at system integration level
  • Hardware/software co-design on custom silicon

Nice to have

  • AI tools integration
  • responsible, ethical AI practices
  • prompt/context engineering
  • agent orchestration
  • emerging AI technologies

What the JD emphasized

  • 6+ years of experience in silicon design, development, and validation
  • 6+ years experience in developing firmware flows and custom scripts using C/C++, Python for system validation
  • 6+ years system debug experience using tools like Lauterbach, gdb, or similar on silicon platforms (Virtual, FPGA, Emulation, SVB, NFF, and on device)