Senior Lead analog post-silicon validation engineer

Job Qualification

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electronics Engineering.
• 8 years of experience in analog bench validation and characterization.
• Strong understanding of analog circuit fundamentals including DC power consumption gain settling time temperature coefficients and DAC/ADC INL/DNL.
• Experience in silicon validation of analog blocks such as BGR temperature sensors ADCs DACs LDOs and IO circuits.
• Proficiency in bench automation techniques and tools such as MATLAB Python and LabVIEW.
• Handson experience debugging bench setups and developing instrument drivers.
• Ability to interpret datasheets prepare comprehensive test plans and characterize devices across PVT (Process corners Voltage and Temperature).
• Strong working knowledge of laboratory instruments including power supplies DMMs oscilloscopes network analyzers and spectrum analyzers.
• Familiarity with automated data processing plotting and PCB design.
• Experience in validating digital IP such as Ethernet SGMII and other highspeed serial interfaces as well as mixedsignal IPs and SoC IOs (preferred).
• Experience in Automotive and Ethernetbased systems is an added advantage.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Job responsibilities.

• Collaborate with the product definition and design teams prior to silicon availability to thoroughly understand validation requirements- covering devicelevel systemlevel and compliance specifications for Automotive Ethernet products.
• Define and own the validation plan and schedule ensuring comprehensive coverage across all use cases and corner conditions.
• Develop efficient reusable test methods and automation frameworks for validation setups.
• Design and implement test hardware and automated test solutions using NI LabVIEW TestStand Python and VBA.
• Lead the development of scalable validation boards that meet stringent signal and powerintegrity requirements.
• Perform parametric data collection across PVT corners using automation to execute the full validation plan.
• Drive reviews with extended teams for validation boards test results and debug activities collaborating closely with crossfunctional groups.
• Work with crossfunctional teams (Systems Applications Test Engineering Product Engineering Quality) to support SoC/IP isue debugging rootcause analysis and solution identification.
• Analyze correlation between lab evaluation results and ATE test results and work closely with test engineers to ensure comprehensive and accurate product validation.
• Create validation plans based on product specifications and track progress through completion.
• Develop validation boards and automated IC characterization programs for the product.
• Debug postsilicon test failures with strong expertise in systematic rootcause analysis.
• The Analog Validation Engineer is responsible for assuring all instrumentation scripting and boards are prepared prior to silicon arrival on the bench.

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