Director IC Validation

IC Resources; Vaud; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

IC Resources in Vaud, Switzerland, seeks a Director of IC Validation to lead validation strategy across multiple programmes and drive bring-up, characterization, and performance validation of advanced semiconductor products.

You will build and mentor a high-performing team, collaborate with design, test and product groups, and push for innovations in validation methodologies.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Physics or related discipline.
• Extensive experience in semiconductor validation, characterisation or product engineering.
• Experience leading silicon bring-up and debugging.
• Strong laboratory and measurement expertise.
• Experience mentoring engineers.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces and communications products.
• Familiarity with automation tools and Python.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute IC validation strategies for new silicon products.
• Lead silicon bring-up, characterisation and performance validation activities.
• Build, mentor and develop a growing validation engineering team.
• Drive improvements in validation methodologies, automation and test infrastructure.
• Collaborate with design, verification, product and applications teams.
• Analyse complex silicon issues and support root-cause investigations.
• Oversee laboratory activities, test development and data analysis.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps and engineering best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

Lab measurement

Automation

Python

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional collaboration

Semiconductor domain knowledge

Education

Bachelors/Masters in Electronic Engineering or Physics

Tools

Python

Automation tools

Job description

This Director of IC Validation role focuses on the validation and characterisation of advanced semiconductor products. The Director of IC Validation will lead validation strategy across multiple programmes while remaining involved in complex technical investigations and silicon bring-up activities. The Director of IC Validation will build and develop a high-performing team working closely with design, product and test engineering groups.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute IC validation strategies for new silicon products
• Lead silicon bring-up, characterisation and performance validation activities
• Build, mentor and develop a growing validation engineering team
• Drive improvements in validation methodologies, automation and test infrastructure
• Collaborate with design, verification, product and applications teams
• Analyse complex silicon issues and support root-cause investigations
• Oversee laboratory activities, test development and data analysis
• Contribute to technology roadmaps and engineering best practices

Requirements

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Physics or a related discipline
• Extensive experience in semiconductor validation, characterisation or product engineering
• Strong understanding of analogue, mixed-signal or high-speed digital circuits
• Experience leading complex silicon bring-up and debug activities
• Strong laboratory and measurement expertise
• Experience managing or mentoring engineers
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with high-speed interfaces, connectivity or communications products
• Knowledge of Python or other automation tools
• Experience scaling validation teams and processes
• Familiarity with advanced semiconductor technologies and product lifecycles
• Background working across international engineering teams