Electrical Design Validation engineer

Capgemini • San Francisco, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Join a high-impact hardware validation team working on advanced SoC-based platforms and next-generation electronic systems. As an Electrical Design Validation Engineer, you will play a key role in bringing hardware prototypes from concept to production by validating power architecture, high-speed interfaces, board functionality, and system-level performance. This is a hands-on lab-focused role ideal for engineers who enjoy debugging complex hardware, analyzing signal and power integrity, and driving products toward successful release.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on electrical design validation experience supporting board bring-up, prototype validation, system integration, hardware debug, and product readiness for complex SoC-based platforms.
• Experience validating hardware platforms using PowerPC, ARM, NXP, Intel processors, microcontrollers, FPGA, CPLD, FLASH, eMMC, DDR3/DDR4, and related peripheral subsystems.
• Strong expertise in high-speed interface validation and characterization, including MII/GMII/SGMII, SERDES, PCIe Gen1/2/3, SFP, PoE+, USB, LVDS, and other high-speed digital interfaces.
• Proven ability to debug complex electronic circuits and board-level issues, including signal integrity, power integrity, timing, thermal, PDN, EMI/EMC, and power analysis/testing.
• Hands-on experience with advanced lab equipment, including high-speed oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, traffic generators, SSA, VNA, DC electronic loads, power supplies, and current probes.
• Experience with electrical compliance testing, high-speed characterization, product validation, root-cause analysis, and end-to-end validation from prototype through production readiness.
• Familiarity with schematic and layout review tools such as OrCAD, Allegro, DxDesigner, Design Entry HDL, Mentor Physical Viewer, Valor, and GC Preview, plus working knowledge of Python/scripting for test automation.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for end-to-end hardware development life cycle - requirement analysis, architecture design / analysis, implementation, testing, validation, compliance certification to General Availability (GA)
• Responsible for Board bring up , functional, power, high speed interface, thermal and system integration testing
• Client team coordination and project delivery
• Leverage knowledge on Signal Integrity and Power Integrity analysis
• Familiar with regulatory compliance certification testing

Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade
• Company paid holidays
• Personal Days
• Sick Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed