Principal Analog Validation Engineer

The Analog Validation Engineer / Architect is responsible for comprehensive validation of key product indicators (KPI's) as defined in the system compliance matrix for all analog circuitry in any given platform. This means understanding everything that needs to be measured and how to do those measurements in the most highly automated fashion possible. This also means reporting out those measurements in the most concise, clear and comprehensive possible ways.

The Analog Validation Engineer is responsible for assuring all instrumentation, scripting and boards are prepared prior to silicon arrival on the bench.

Job Description:

Build parametric validation plans from electrical specifications.

Write software to configure device under test (DUT) for required test cases.

Create hardware automation sequences to perform parametric measurements over process, voltage, temperature, and DUT configurations.

Analyze parametric data to report pass/fail/margin to electrical specs and generate summary reports.

Interface with Design, Product & Test Engineering, Applications, Software, Product Analysis teams to debug IP-related issues.

Research and recommend hardware required to perform required measurements.

Generate hardware design requirements and participate in schematic and layout reviews.

Job

Qualification:

Bachelor or Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science with a minimum of 12 years of industry experience.

Experience with high-speed/RF lab equipment including oscilloscopes, BER testers, vector network analyzers, phase noise analyzers.

C programming experience.  Test Stand and Python a plus.

Data analysis using Excel, JMP, and/or PowerBI.Debug of hardware setups and schematic reading.

Familiarity with Ser Des validation and Ethernet IEEE 802.3 and PCIe protocols desired

Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail for an understanding of silicon, board, and software interactions.

Able to debugsilicon and signal integrity issues.

AI prompting for software generation a plus.

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Summary

Location:

Austin (Oakhill, Office)
Type:
Full time