Validation Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• M.Sc. or PhD. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 6+ years of experience in analog and mixed signal IP design, verification and validation for high-speed data converters, SerDes and data center networking and optical I/O.
• Experience with design, validation and verification of analog front-end circuits, Trans-Impedance Amplifiers(TIA), PLLs, VCOs and clocking circuitry.
• Knowledge of development methodologies, design flows including EDA integration, foundry PDK and associated collaterals.
• Deep understanding of signal integrity and power integrity for high-speed designs and experience with PI and SI measurements for correlation and debugging purposes.
• Ability to work with Matlab or Python.
• Experience with measurement equipment such as DCO, oversampling/real time scopes, and network analyzers.
• System level knowledge and deep understanding of current generation and next generation of optical and electrical high-speed I/Os
• Understanding of high-speed optical and electrical interconnect architectures and IEEE standards.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to details.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with RF and high speed probing is a plus.
• It is a plus if the candidate has a good understanding of advanced packaging (2.5D / 3D) architectures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the specific ability to speak to various technical and management levels.
• Proactive, collaborative and creative approach to innovation, technical development and consensus facilitation to influence optimal project results.
• Excellent time and task management, and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to travel when required.

Responsibilities

• Perform design, verification and validation of analog and mixed-signal high-speed building blocks.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to launch ASIC products for data center networking.
• Experience with bench test debug and validation of clock generation and timing IPs, data converters, TIAs, modulator drivers, clock and data recovery (CDR) and SerDes.
• Validation, verification and characterization of various control loops such as PLLs, LDOs.
• Experience in test development, debug, and reporting.
• Experience in assessing design bugs and recommending workarounds.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus
• Competitive new hire equity grant
• Annual equity awards
• Medical, dental and vision plans
• 401(K) participation including company matching
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Vacation time
• Company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.