ragava venkata ravi varma

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India4 yrs experience

Key Highlights

Expert in PCIe and CXL validation strategies.
Proven track record in leading engineering teams.
Strong background in automated testing and validation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Semiconductor Validation Engineer with expertise in PCIe and CXL technologies.

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Skills

Core Skills

ValidationPcieAutomationDebugging

Other Skills

CXLTest PlanningCollaborationMentoringPythonBug TrackingSchematic AnalysisPower ManagementProject DocumentationBoard Bring-uppytestGitTest Case GenerationData TransmissionOptimization

Experience

4 yrs

Total Experience

2 yrs

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Digicomm semiconductor

Lead Engineer

Feb 2026 – Apr 2026 · 2 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

Leading validation efforts on next-generation SoC platforms with focus on PCIe and CXL subsystem IPs.
Driving pre-silicon and post-silicon validation strategies, test plan authoring, and feature coverage.
Collaborating with design and firmware teams to define and execute comprehensive validation scope.

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Harman international

Lead Product Engineer

Nov 2024 – Feb 2026 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

Spearheaded PCIe Gen5/4/3/2 and CXL post-silicon validation activities for SoC platforms.
Led test planning, feature coverage, and protocol compliance validation across multiple IPs.
Utilized SAGE, Tool-Stream, Ubisoft, and DTT UI tools for advanced validation workflows.
Mentored junior engineers in PCIe/CXL testing methodology and lab equipment operation.

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Tessolve

2 roles

Sr.System Validation Engineer

Jul 2023 – Jul 2024 · 1 yr · On-site

Executed 200+ test cases for PCIe Gen5/4/3 endpoints and root complex validation.
Programmed and brought up CXL cards; executed compliance and functional validation using MXL tool, cxlcv.app, and CScripts.
Developed Python test suites from scratch for PCIe Gen5/4/3 and CXL compliance achieving full-feature validation.
Automated test environments in C and Python for Linux systems; validated & monitored link training.
Resolved data transmission and retrain failures at HW/SW interface; managed bug tracking via Jira.
Performed board bring-up, schematic analysis, and root cause identification using (T516)Protocol Analyzers (Beagle, Total Phase), DSOs, JTAG/TRACE32, and DMM.

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System Validation Engineer

Sep 2021 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 10 mos · On-site

Conducted power-on validation, board-level debug, and schematic analysis for embedded SoC platforms.
Executed NVMe controller validation: initialization flow, shutdown flow, register mapping, and functional feature testing.
Developed content for NVMe system-level test plan; collaborated with designer teams for feature coverage.
Analyzed signal traces and IP register dumps; performed in-depth diagnostics with Beagle total phase (I2C/SPI JTAG)logical Analyzers.
Developed BDF-based traffic generation and PF/VF configuration strategies for scalable validation coverage.

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