Director, IC Validation & Silicon Bring-Up Strategy

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd; Vaud; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd in Switzerland (Vaud) seeks a Director of IC Validation to lead validation strategy across multiple semiconductor programmes, overseeing silicon bring-up and in-depth investigations.

You will build and mentor a high-performing team of validation engineers, collaborate with design, product and test teams, and drive improvements in methodologies, automation and test infrastructure across international projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Physics, or related discipline.
• Extensive experience in semiconductor validation, characterisation or product engineering.
• Strong analogue, mixed-signal or high-speed digital circuit knowledge.
• Proven experience leading silicon bring-up and debugging.
• Strong laboratory and measurement capabilities.
• Experience managing or mentoring engineers.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

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

Semiconductor validation

Team leadership

Analogue/mixed-signal

High-speed digital

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering, Physics or related discipline

Tools

Python

Automation tools

Job description

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd in Switzerland (Vaud) seeks a Director of IC Validation to lead validation strategy across multiple semiconductor programmes, overseeing silicon bring-up and in-depth investigations.

You will build and mentor a high-performing team of validation engineers, collaborate with design, product and test teams, and drive improvements in methodologies, automation and test infrastructure across international projects.