Hardware Verification Engineer

Semtech•San Diego, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for high-end consumer, enterprise computing, communications, and industrial equipment. The Sensing Product Group located in our San Diego office has unique expertise in system - level platform solutions for Sensing Products including Touch & Proximity. These are leading edge low power touch-interface solutions integrated with highly accurate ADCs for enhanced sensing performance. These ultra-small, feature-rich sensing systems are optimized for a wide range of battery-powered, portable applications such as smartphones, laptops, tablets, wearables, handheld devices and other consumer , industrial or automotive control applications.

Requirements

5+ years of industry experience in hardware and software validation
B.S. or M.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering
Strong analytical, synthesis and problem-solving skills
Experience with integrated circuit bring-up, pre/post-silicon validation, digital systems
Hands-on experience with lab instruments - logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, supplies, multimeters - and the associated measurement methods
Proficiency in C/C++, scripting languages (Python), SW development, embedded systems
Experience with standard hardware protocols (e.g. I2C, I3C, SPI, MIPI, GPIB, JTAG, PCIe)
Exposure to development boards, processors, microcontrollers, and FPGAs (Xilinx/Vivado)
Independent, self-motivated, rigorous, team player and able to follow through
Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience in AI coding tools (e.g. Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot) and associated workflows
Experience with MCU-based systems (e.g. ARM, RISC-V, PIC, STM32)
Knowledge of RTL (System Verilog, Verilog, VHDL), FPGA tools, or Matlab
Familiarity with analog/mixed-signal circuit concepts and testing techniques
Experience with version control systems (Git) and scripted regression frameworks

Responsibilities

Validate pre- and post-silicon hardware and software/firmware developed by the design team to achieve target specifications.
Define, debug and operate FPGA prototyping platforms for pre-silicon emulation and validations.
Lead silicon validation test plan for IC designs, develop lab hardware and evaluation setup, drive bring-up and debug, run and analyze measurements.
Develop tests that exercise the features of the design under test. Write scripts and instrument drivers to automate the validation.
Leverage AI-assisted development tools and workflows for lab measurement automation, data analysis, and prototyping.
Execute analog and mixed-signal performance characterization across corner conditions. Correlate measured with design expected results.
Design and develop fixtures and other components to support validation.
Analyze findings, debug hardware and software/firmware, and report to the design team.
Author test plans, characterization reports, and documentation for reviews.
Interface with system, digital, software/firmware, analog, verification and cross-functional teams.
Provide technical support to test, product, and application engineers.