Nakul M P - Product Validation Engineer - UST Global

Summary

Job Profile : Associate II - Semiconductor S/W Product Development( UST ID - 198235)

Validation Engineer with 4.6 years of experience in graphics driver and system validation across complex hardware–software environments.

Owned and managed discrete GPU (dGPU) platforms for the past one year as the primary point of contact (POC) for clients, ensuring all deliverables were completed on time. Proven expertise in designing ,executing and analyzing 100+ validation test cases, and in identifying and triaging 150+ defects across functional, performance, and stability scenarios. Strong hands-on experience in failure analysis, root-cause debugging, and data-driven troubleshooting, resulting in a 25–30% improvement in test coverage and defect detection efficiency. Proficient in programming, with a strong quality-first mindset. Seeking a challenging role to drive continuous improvement and deliver reliable, high-quality products.

Recognized as UST “Employee of the Month” multiple times for quality and execution excellence.

Overview

5

years of professional experience

8

Certifications

Work History

Semiconductor Product Validation Engineer

UST Global

10.2021 - Current

Owned one of the discrete graphics hardware, managed and tracked all client deliverables, ensured completion according to client requirements, and served as the primary point of contact (POC).
Validated graphics drivers for stability, performance, and functional compliance across 15+ Windows applications and 100+ game titles, ensuring adherence to client specifications, and reducing high-impact driver issues in release cycles.
Led validation of the Intel Arc software suite, validating 10+ key features per release, ensuring stability, performance consistency, and integration quality across driver and software updates.
Consistently identified and logged 20+ valid defects per quarter for over 2 years, maintaining a high bug acceptance rate (>90%), demonstrating strong defect quality and reproducibility.
Performed initial defect triage and minor debugging for 30–40% of identified issues, including log analysis and failure isolation, helping to reduce developer investigation time and accelerating fix turnaround.
Performed graphics driver validation across multiple discrete GPU platforms—Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD—on PCIe-based systems supporting DDR4 and DDR5 memory configurations.
Used defect tracking tools (HSDES, JIRA) to manage over 100 defects annually, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to track resolution and verification.
Executed validation of silicon overclocking scenarios across stress, stability, and performance workloads, identifying a critical high-severity defect, and reporting it with precise reproduction steps, resulting in client recognition for early issue detection.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

St Thomas College of Engineering And Technology

Alappuzha, India

08-2019

Skills

Domains Worked: GFX driver Validation and Testing, Game and Benchmark Testing, Log Analysis, Game and benchmark Perform testing, Frequency tuning, GFX triage, basic triage and Debugging

Tools: WinDbg, WPA, GPUView, WPT, HSD-ES (Bug Tracking), Process Explorer

Graphics API's: DirectX, OpenGL, Vulkan, OpenCL

Performance Analysis: in Games, Benchmarks, CC Apps, Ai- workloads

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux (Elementary Proficiency)

Platforms: Intel Latest & Legacy platforms, Intel integrated and Discrete GPU

Programming Languages: C, C, Python (Elementary Proficiency)

Hardware & Platforms: Intel Discrete GPUs (DG2), NVIDIA & AMD GPUs, PCIE, DDR4, DDR5, GPU Firmware Flashing

Understand the Concept of System Verilog , Verilog,UVM Methodology, RISC- V

Other Skills: Game Validation, Test Case Creation, Test Plan Creation, Low Latency and Frame Generation Game Validation

Accomplishments

Received Multiple Ustar Awards from UST for consistent and comprehensive Support and Excellence in meeting Deliverables and taking ownership of new features

Certification

Certification on VLSI System On Chip Design - Overview from MAVEN Silicon

Timeline

Certification on VLSI System On Chip Design - Overview from MAVEN Silicon

07-2025

Semiconductors - VLSI & Embedded Systems Overview from Maven silicon