Sushma M

Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India3 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expert in System Validation Engineering with hands-on experience.
Proficient in validating complex protocols under extreme conditions.
Strong foundation in VLSI from top engineering institutions.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a System Validation Engineer specializing in semiconductor protocol validation.

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Skills

Core Skills

System Validation EngineeringProtocol Validation

Other Skills

PCIe protocol featuresDynamic ReconfigurationDirect PHY validationEthernet IP validationDesign Rule validationVerilogC (Programming Language)MatlabSimulinkPython (Programming Language)

Experience

3 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr

Current Experience

Altera

System Validation Engineer

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr · India

Intel corporation

2 roles

System Validation Engineer

Jul 2022 – Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Developed a strong understanding of volatile settings and analyzed how adaptation engine enablement/disablement impacts these configurations. Conducted Design Rule (DR) validation under extreme conditions to assess and ensure expected behavior.
Performed emulation and validation of PCIe protocol features, including Precision Time Management (PTM), credit mechanisms, and virtualization capabilities.
Acquired hands-on experience in validating Direct PHY and Ethernet IP under extreme Process, Voltage, and Temperature (PVT) conditions. Debugged and resolved issues during soft IP testing, ensuring functional correctness and performance stability.
Validated soft IP Dynamic Reconfiguration capabilities, enabling real-time adjustment of transceiver data rates, PMA settings, and protocols on individual channels without impacting adjacent channels.

PCIe protocol featuresDynamic ReconfigurationDirect PHY validationEthernet IP validationSystem Validation EngineeringProtocol Validation

Graduate Trainee

Sep 2021 – Jun 2022 · 9 mos

Designed, implemented and automated test cases to validate system functionality of Ethernet IP. Contributed to the analysis of test data & identifying potential issues and resolving them.