Technical Staff Engineer- Validation

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The Mixed-Signal and Linear Division (MSLD) is seeking a highly experienced Technical Staff Validation Engineer specializing in Delta-Sigma ADCs and precision mixed-signal products. This role requires deep hands‑on expertise in analog and mixed‑signal hardware, precision measurement techniques, and system‑level validation. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience developing validation strategies and hardware test solutions for high‑resolution ADCs, with strong knowledge of Delta‑Sigma architectures, signal integrity, low‑noise measurement techniques, clocking, reference design, and dynamic/static ADC performance characterization.

As a senior technical contributor, this engineer will lead complex validation activities from first silicon through product release, partner closely with Design and Applications teams to resolve silicon and system‑level issues and develop scalable hardware and automation solutions that improve validation capability and efficiency.

• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive silicon validation and characterization strategies for Delta‑Sigma ADCs and precision mixed‑signal products.
• Define validation requirements and methodologies for key ADC performance parameters, including SNR, SINAD, THD, THD+N, SFDR, ENOB, INL, DNL, offset, gain error, noise, linearity, input bandwidth, and reference performance.
• Design and develop precision bench‑level hardware, evaluation boards, test fixtures, signal‑conditioning circuitry, and automated measurement platforms for high‑resolution ADC characterization.
• Develop measurement methodologies that properly address clock integrity, jitter, grounding, shielding, power‑supply noise, reference noise, signal integrity, coherent sampling, FFT analysis, and measurement‑system noise floors.
• Perform detailed characterization across voltage, temperature, frequency, sampling rate, gain, operating mode, and other applicable operating conditions.
• Work closely with Design Engineering to understand Delta‑Sigma ADC architectures, analog front ends, references, clocking, digital filters, decimation, and device operating modes, translating architectural requirements into measurable silicon performance.
• Lead first‑silicon bring‑up and complex hardware and silicon debug, isolating…