# Platform Validation Lead / Manager at Kandou AI

Platform Validation Lead / Manager at Kandou AI in Hyderabad. Hybrid, full-time. Posted October 12, 2026.

- Company: Kandou AI
- Location: Hyderabad
- Workplace: Hybrid
- Job type: Full-time
- Experience: 10+ years
- Posted: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kandou-ai/0819c8a1-de4c-4c15-926d-f6a23d1d0694/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/platform-validation-lead-manager-kandou-ai-s3wbwp

## Description

At **Kandou**, we are redefining the economics of AI infrastructure. Our mission is to **democratise AI by significantly reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) **of hardware systems — a critical barrier to scalable adoption.
Our proprietary **MIMO-over-copper technology **powers a **high-performance, chiplet-based AI memory fabric **that is both **scalable and energy-efficient**. Unlike traditional interconnects, our solution **reduces power consumption significantly **while preserving **high bandwidth and ultra-low latency **— unlocking unprecedented efficiency for AI training and inference at scale.
We are looking for a Platform Validation Lead/Manager
Location: Hyderabad, India

**Responsabilities**
•	Own the Hyderabad platform-validation strategy for Ethernet Retimers, converting product, silicon, firmware and standards requirements into traceable test plans, entry and exit criteria, sample coverage and release decisions.
•	Lead pre-silicon and post-silicon validation using simulation, FPGA or emulation and hardware-in-loop environments; drive first-silicon bring-up through power, clocks, boot, register access and module enumeration.
•	Validate server and switch host integration, CMIS module-management state machines, I2C/SMBus and SPI mailbox flows, hot-plug, power sequencing, telemetry, diagnostics and fault recovery.
•	Build automated regression, conformance and release-readiness workflows with requirements-to-test traceability, reproducible configurations, a known-failure catalog and evidence-based defect disposition.
•	Lead and mentor the Hyderabad validation team; establish benches, equipment and lab processes, plan capacity, review results and remain hands-on in system-level debug and root-cause isolation.
•	Partner across Hyderabad, Lausanne and Taiwan with SoC, DV, firmware, characterization, interoperability, product and field teams to correlate results and deliver qualified customer-ready releases.
 **Essential Experience**
· 10+ years of silicon, system or platform validation experience on shipping SoCs, networking silicon, SerDes, retimers, PHYs, AEC/AOC or optical-module products.
· Direct ownership of at least one pre-silicon-to-post-silicon validation cycle, including first-silicon or board bring-up, qualification and release-readiness decisions.
· Hands-on system debug across silicon, boards, firmware, drivers and host applications, using JTAG, register traces, oscilloscopes, BERTs and related lab tools.
· Strong validation automation skills in Python and working C and/or C++ knowledge; experience with hardware-in-loop frameworks, CI, version control and reproducible test environments.
· Experience validating management and sideband interfaces such as CMIS, I2C//I3CSMBus, SPI, MDIO or MCTP, including state transitions, error paths, hot-plug and recovery behavior.
· Demonstrated requirements-traceable validation discipline: verification methods, pass/fail criteria, sample plans, environmental conditions, guard bands and clear evidence packages.
· Proven technical and people leadership, including hiring or mentoring engineers, managing lab priorities and driving cross-functional defect closure under a fixed schedule.
Excellent written and verbal communication; BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent experience. Ability to travel for bring-up and partner qualification windows.

**Useful Experience**
· Validation of 100G/lane or 200G/lane Ethernet, PAM4 SerDes, retimers, PHYs, AEC/AOC or optical modules.
· IEEE 802.3, OIF-CEI, CMIS 5.x, OSFP MSA or related electrical and module-management conformance.
· BER and FEC validation, link training and equalization, loopback test, eye and margin analysis, and correlation with characterization data.
· Secure boot, authenticated firmware update, image signing, rollback and recovery-path validation.
· Hyperscaler or tier-one OEM qualification, NIC or switch-ASIC interoperability, plugfests and customer escalation support.
· ATE or manufacturing-test correlation, EIA-364 or JEDEC qualification exposure, thermal and power validation, and multi-site program leadership.
 If this is the role you have been looking for and you want to be part of a growing Company, with an exciting future then we would love to hear from you. Together We Kandou It!!