Lead Post-Silicon Validation Engineer (Power ICs)

Renesas Electronics Corp.; Sicilia; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Renesas Electronics Corp. in Sicily is seeking a Principal Validation Engineer to lead validation for power management ICs, drive strategies, and advance test frameworks.

You will guide senior engineers across global sites to ensure electrical, functional, and performance readiness before production. Join our new Design Center in Catania and work hands-on with silicon characterization, bench validation, and custom evaluation hardware when needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience leading validation activities across multiple products or platforms.
• Expertise in validation methodologies and coverage planning for mixed-signal ICs.

Responsibilities

• Lead validation of analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power ICs against specs.
• Define validation strategies, roadmaps, and test plans.
• Develop validation architectures, test frameworks, and automation.
• Ensure requirements traceability and industry-standard compliance.
• Identify risks and drive mitigation for releases.
• Improve lab infrastructure, measurement methods, and automation.
• Investigate complex silicon and system-level issues with data analysis.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers.
• Hands-on lab work including silicon characterization and bench validation.
• Collaborate with Design, Applications, Firmware, Product Engineering, and Quality.

Skills

Technical leadership

Python programming

Lab automation

Validation methodologies

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Electrical engineering

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

Electronic loads

Source meters

Digital multimeters

Waveform generators

Logic analyzers

Thermal characterization equipment

Job description

Renesas Electronics Corp. in Sicily is seeking a Principal Validation Engineer to lead validation for power management ICs, drive strategies, and advance test frameworks.

You will guide senior engineers across global sites to ensure electrical, functional, and performance readiness before production. Join our new Design Center in Catania and work hands-on with silicon characterization, bench validation, and custom evaluation hardware when needed.