Semiconductor Validation Engineer 26-26817

USTech Solutions • San Jose, CA

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About The Position

The Semiconductor Validation Engineer will join a highly technical team developing test plans, performing functional and electrical validation, and debugging issues for new processor silicon interface features, with a strong focus on power management. The role involves creating and executing processor interface validation plans, contributing to platform definition and design reviews, and providing technical guidance to less experienced engineers and technicians.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 8–10 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree with at least 8 years of directly related experience.
• Experience and demonstrated technical expertise developing and executing platform-level electrical and functional test plans.
• Experience and demonstrated technical expertise debugging processor and PC platform I/O interfaces.
• Experience with or knowledge of oscilloscopes.
• Ability to read schematics and layout documentation.
• Knowledge of MS Windows and Microsoft Office applications.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of engineering disciplines and management.

Nice To Haves

• An advanced degree.
• Platform-level electrical characterization experience with processor I/O interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive electrical and functional test plans for processor interface validation.
• Execute electrical and functional test plans for client processors using hardware and software validation tools, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Debug electrical and functional issues for new processors.
• Provide detailed input into platform definition and review platform designs used in silicon validation of new processors.
• Provide technical guidance and training to less experienced engineers and technicians in planning, testing, and debugging processor validation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior