Senior High-Speed Validation Engineer (25G+ PCB)

Semtech Corporation; Sevenoaks; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Semtech Corporation in Stansted is seeking a Senior Validation Engineer to design high-speed validation PCBs for evaluation of next-generation devices, and to characterize them in the lab at data rates of 25Gbit/s and beyond.

You will take designs from schematic to stack-up, bring-up, and measurement, define impedance strategies, debug on the bench, automate tests in Python, and present findings in validation reviews.

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc in Electrical/Electronic Engineering (EEE/ECE), or HNC/HND with equivalent practical experience.
• Strong hands-on Cadence Allegro experience, covering schematic and layout.
• Proven high-speed PCB design experience: stack-ups, materials, controlled impedance and signal integrity.
• Experience bringing up, debugging RF and data comms PCBs and writing validation reports.

Responsibilities

• Design validation PCBs for new product evaluation using Cadence Allegro, from schematic capture and stack-up definition through to layout and release.
• Apply high-speed and RF design practice to boards operating at 25Gbit/s and above; bring up, debug and characterise RF/data boards in the lab.
• Build test automation software in Python to speed up and standardize measurements.
• Carry out benchtop characterisation of silicon and write clear validation reports; participate in validation review meetings.

Education

BSc/MSc in Electrical/Electronic Engineering (EEE/ECE), or HNC/HND with equivalent practical experience

Tools

Cadence Allegro

Python

Schematic capture

Layout

Job description

Semtech Corporation in Stansted is seeking a Senior Validation Engineer to design high-speed validation PCBs for evaluation of next-generation devices, and to characterize them in the lab at data rates of 25Gbit/s and beyond.

You will take designs from schematic to stack-up, bring-up, and measurement, define impedance strategies, debug on the bench, automate tests in Python, and present findings in validation reviews.