Network Validation Engineer (NIC)

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented engineer to join our team for NIC driver testing and networking validation. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with network hardware, protocols, and driver-level testing, and will contribute to the development, testing, and optimization of high-performance network solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute test plans for NIC drivers across various operating systems (Linux, Windows).
• Perform functional and performance testing of NIC drivers and firmware .
• Analyze and debug issues at the driver, kernel, and hardware levels.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure driver stability.
• Perform
• Validate networking features such as VLAN, QoS, Jumbo Frames, SR-IOV, RSS, and TSO.
• Automate test cases using scripting languages.
• Document test results, create bug reports, and track issues to resolution.
• Stay updated with the latest networking standards and technologies (e.g., Ethernet, TCP/IP, RDMA, DPDK ).

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Electronics, or related field.
• 35 years of experience in NIC driver testing or network protocol validation.
• Strong understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP, ARP).
• Experience with Linux Driver development/testing and Deep knowledge of the Linux Networking Stack, eBPF/XDP, and iproute2
• Proficiency in P4; Strong Python for automation, Advanced use of Scapy, Tshark/Wireshark, and Tcpdump.