Senior Hardware Validation Engineer
San Jose, CA - USA
Job Summary
- Lead hardware validation planning and execution of embedded products applications and solutions utilizing a wide portfolio of Renesas products
- Drive hardware technical decisions ensuring robustness usability and completeness of hardware platforms
- Own hardware execution from ideation validation through qualification and production readiness.
- Collaborate closely with systems firmware/software validation and product engineering teams to ensure seamless hardware-software integration.
- Identify and mitigate hardware-related technical risks ensuring highest user experience
- Planning and execution of new product prototype bring-up bench-testing and evaluation.
- Support creation and review of technical documentation (Datasheets User Manuals/Guides Application Notes etc)
- Feedback findings issues potential improvements to product development teams
- Contribute to reference designs development platforms and documentation to enable broad customer adoption.
- Act as a technical mentor influencing best practices and raising the bar for hardware design excellence.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors or Masters in Electrical Engineering Electronics Computer Engineering with at least 5- 7 years of experience
- 5-7 years of experience in embedded hardware and system design and validation encompassing microcontrollers power management and analog/mixed-signal products
- Strong understanding of SoC architecture ARM cores (A/M series) peripherals power/clock/reset and low-power design techniques.
- Very good understanding of electronic components like PMICs MOSFETs GaN and other discretes
- Experience validating high-speed interfaces (e.g. DDR USB PCIe MIPI Ethernet) and standard protocols (SPI I2C UART CAN etc.).
- Knowledge of C/C or embedded programming for firmware development
- Hands-on experience with lab tools (oscilloscopes logic analyzers power analyzers thermal sensors).
- Familiarity with validation frameworks debug utilities (JTAG Lauterbach OpenOCD) and issue tracking systems (JIRA Bugzilla).
- Strong leadership communication and collaboration skills.
- Hands-on experience with Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) analysis for high-speed digital mixed-signal and power-dense designs.
- Applying best practices in schematic design PCB layout stack-up definition decoupling strategies and grounding.
- Proven experience delivering embedded hardware designs from concept through production.
Additional Information :
The expected annual pay range for this position is $115000-$150000K. This position is also eligible for bonus opportunities. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location applicable experience and skillset of the candidate.
Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries we offer the opportunity to work on worldleading technology for Automotive Industrial Infrastructure and IoT shaping a safer healthier greener and smarter future.
At Renesas TAGIE is our culture grounded in being Transparent Agile Global Innovative and Entrepreneurial. It shapes how we work grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.
We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.
Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us
Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex race religion national origin gender gender identity gender expression age sexual orientation military status veteran status or any other basis protected by law. For more information please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.
Renesas Electronics deals with dual-use technology that is subject to U.S. export controls regulations. Under these regulations it may be necessary for Renesas to obtain U.S. government export license prior to release of technology to certain persons. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at the sole discretion of Renesas.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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