Senior Staff Validation Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Senior Staff Validation Engineer in Bristol, focusing on automotive LiDAR technology within a dynamic R&D environment. The role includes laboratory RF testing and requires significant experience in validation solutions and knowledge of automotive systems. Candidates should possess a relevant degree and have a collaborative spirit to thrive in a fast-paced setting.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Opportunities for innovation and leadership

Support and resources for professional development

Qualifications

• At least 7 years relevant work experience.
• Able to work under pressure in a dynamic R&D environment.
• Excellent team-player who positively interacts with others.

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory-based RF testing focusing on automotive electronics.
• Lead validation solution development for new products.
• Collaborate with product and design engineers.

Skills

PCB design

EM simulation

Automotive systems engineering

SysML modelling

Matlab

Simulink

Python

Labview

Education

BSc/MSc in relevant engineering degree

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Senior Staff Validation Engineer, Bristol

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Client:

Semtech

Location:

Bristol, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

27.05.2025

Expiry Date:

11.07.2025

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Job Description:

Location: Bristol, UK

Our Team:

Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTC; www.Semtech.com) is a leading supplier of high-quality analogue and mixed-signal semiconductor products. Semtech is an organisation headquartered in Camarillo, California with 31 offices in 14 countries around the world.

This position is to join the Signal Integrity Products (SIP) group. The focus of this Business Unit is automotive LiDAR chipsets, a revolutionary way of using light to detect the position of objects for ADAS systems including autonomous driving. Think radar but using light.

This role is a great opportunity to work with a highly motivated team of engineers who have worked in the communications industry for many years, working alongside a world-class design team to produce market leading products for the data communication’s industry.

Job Summary:

The candidate will be performing laboratory-based RF testing with a good working knowledge of both high-speed semiconductor testing and optical component testing and a strong fundamental lab-based test engineering knowledge.Ideally you will also have recent experience with automotive electronics, preferably RF (up to 1 GHz) and opto-electronics and more specifically transimpedance amplifiers, silicon optical amplifier drivers and laser drivers for optical components. It’s a great opportunity to develop and share their engineering knowledge within a progressive engineering team; working on leading edge technology and industry shaping / disrupting semiconductor devises.

Responsibilities:

Understand and demonstrate knowledge of automotive systems, architecture and applications.

Have a knowledge of the FuSa ISO-26262 process to allow a smooth transition through the “double V” automotive development process from concept to implementation.

Participate in new product design meetings and drive test feature development as required for the successful validation of new automotive products.

Lead the validation solution development for new products (software/hardware/documentation).

Identification of bench-top test equipment for the validation of new products.

Generation of test equipment automation software using Python or Labview.

Collaborate with designers, product, test and applications engineers.

Ownership of validation review meetings.

Creation of validation reports.

Personally, perform NPI activities, including PCB design, RF simulation, documentation, optical component selection, system level testing.

Minimum Qualifications:

BSc/MSc in a relevant engineering degree with at least 7 years relevant work experience.

Able to work under pressure in a highly paced, dynamic R&D environment.

Excellent team-player who positively interacts and shares knowledge.

PCB design and EM simulation experience.

Experience with Automotive systems engineering and SysML modelling, Enterprise architecture, Matlab and Simulink is desirable.

Experience with Automotive Functional Safety is desirable but not mandatory.

At Semtech, we seek innovation and leadership from each and every member of our team. Our goal is to ensure that our talented professionals are equipped with support, resources, and the opportunity to excel. Our pay-for-performance philosophy provides recognition and prestige coupled with a competitive compensation package.