PE Validation Engineering

Rambus•Johns Creek, GA

3d•$140,800 - $261,600•Hybrid

About The Position

Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional Principal Validation Engineer to join our Memory Interface Chip business unit. Candidates will be joining some of the brightest inventors and engineers in the world to develop products that make data faster and safer. The PE Validation Engineer is a Full-Time position, and the candidate will work in the lab to automate data collection and provide framework to develop validation environment to check system performance and specification compliance. The candidate is required to have experience with processor-memory interfaces, including DDR topologies and protocols, as well as high-speed signaling, including signal integrity and power integrity concepts.

Requirements

B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering.
Hands-on lab work and writing software for lab automation.
Must be a team player, works well with other lab engineers and circuit designers.
Knowledge of processor / memory system architecture.
Understanding of high speed interface concepts, including signal integrity.
Working knowledge of test and measurement equipment, troubleshooting and debugging.
Experience on hardware equipment like multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic and protocol analyzers, protocol generators, etc.
Knowledge on characterization, board design, debug and troubleshooting
Hands-on hardware experience with x86 computer systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Bench testing, with knowledge or experience on ATE or/and System Testing is a plus

Responsibilities

Lab bring-up and validation of high-speed memory buffer semiconductor products.
Develop test methodologies for validating silicon designs against specifications.
Develop scripts for automating lab equipment and for analyzing lab data.
Perform bench planning, preparation, and characterization execution.
Work with silicon design teams to develop experiments, drive data collection, data analysis, and present results analysis and reports.
Support Applications Team in understanding and resolving customer issues.