Job Description
Job DescriptionAt Kelly® Services/KellyOCG is hiring a Level 3 Validation Technician for a long-term opportunity with a top semiconductor company in Folsom, California. If you’re passionate about driving tomorrow’s technological innovations and are ready to take the next step in your career, trust The Experts at Hiring Experts.
Level 3 Validation Technician
Folsom, California
Mon – Fri 8am – 5pm
Hourly Pay: $24.00/hr W2
Enhanced benefits (medical, dental, vision) + paid time off/paid holidays
Job Summary: Seeking a hands-on validation execution technician with strong platform bring-up, telemetry collection, automation workflows, and lab debug experience. The role supports graphics power and performance validation across Gaming, AI, Compute, Media, and Content Creation workloads using post-silicon and occasionally pre-silicon validation environments.
Ideal Candidate: A hands-on technician who can independently bring up systems, collect high-quality & trustworthy telemetry, debug platform issues, support board modifications, and leverage automation to enable efficient power and performance (PnP) validation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform system bring-up, imaging, configuration, and debug.
- Collect telemetry and performance data for Gaming, AI, Compute, Media, and Content Creation workloads.
- Execute validation workloads using GTA and PnP automation infrastructure.
- Conduct initial root cause analysis of execution issues related to hardware, software, driver, and firmware issues.
- Support board servicing, rework activities, and lab maintenance.
- Assist with pre-silicon simulation/emulation execution and support as needed (20% or less).
- Maintain automation, execution, and data collection flows.
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of hands-on lab, validation, or systems experience.
- Understanding of graphics power and performance (PnP) concepts for 3D, Media, AI, and Compute workloads.
- Python scripts and Linux command-line tools for execution purposes.
- Experience with PythonSV, ITP, or similar silicon debug tools especially to unlock client’s Silicon for validation.
- Experience with Graphics Technology & Architecture (GTA) execution flows and willingness to learn custom frameworks such as Latte and Maple.
- GTA plugins/hooks and imaging workflows.
- Experience with PC assembly, BIOS/UEFI configuration, OS installation, driver enablement, and platform debug.
- Strong understanding of board servicing, rework, and lab measurement equipment.
- Experience collecting and analyzing telemetry and performance data.
- ABN-based game automation and data collection.
- Quick Build, Artifactory, and graphics driver branching.
- Strong board debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with benchmark execution, performance analysis, and large-scale data collection.
- Familiarity with emulation/simulation environments and firmware enablement.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced engineering environment.
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