Renesas Electronics · 2 hours ago
Senior Validation Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior LevelRenesas Electronics is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As a Senior Validation Engineer, you will support silicon evaluation requirements and validate blocks against various industry and design requirements. You will work with global validation teams to ensure successful product delivery and mentor junior engineers.
ElectronicsManufacturingRetailSemiconductor
Responsibilities
Perform physical silicon device evaluation at chip and board level and document errata to support necessary device modifications
Deliver silicon evaluation plans, evaluation reports, and regular status updates for the assigned tasks within the agreed timelines by the validation schedule
Development of software & hardware for automated measurements and for improving execution efficiency
Independently develop ideas to improve silicon evaluation flow
Interface directly with core teams to resolve application (system bugs) and device-related (silicon bug) issues
Be able to step in or be assigned in validation lead role. This includes planning evaluation, supporting collateral development, reporting to management and internal customer teams, and reviewing evaluation documents. It further includes understanding of the system, marketing, and design requirements. Provide regular updates to the core team & program management office
As the validation lead, drive interactions with Design, System Application, Firmware, GUI, Test, Product, and Quality Engineering to resolve product issues, in accordance with overall technical project leader
Mentor other validation engineers (juniors or new starters) on the development methodology and assist with their ramp up
Qualification
Required
University degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent
Knowledge of production flows in the semiconductor related industry
System, hardware, and mixed-signal device (preferably Power management, Digital Multiphase Controllers, and DC/DC converters) validation and debugging skills
Experience in usage & automation of all equipment required for the aforementioned validation
Familiarity with Industrial specifications from key customers including Nvidia, AMD, Intel, etc
Detailed knowledge of key performance metrics of these specs and experience in their validation techniques
Software skills sufficient to enable measurement automation script development, primarily Python. Knowledge of SCPI commands to communicate with lab equipment
Understanding of communication protocols e.g. I2C, SPI, SVID, SVI3, AVS, PMBUS, etc
Results-oriented, able to deliver on time under tight schedule pressure, self-tracking, agile to task adaptation
Benefits
Flexible and inclusive work environment
Remote work option
Employee Resource Groups
Company
Renesas Electronics
Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.
Founded in 2002
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2022-06-22Series Unknown
2003-07-24IPO
Leadership Team
Balaji Kanigicherla
CTO & Head of Engineering
Gaurang Shah
Vice President/General Manager, Power Management Group
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