Senior Validation Engineer, Power Management ICs NPI

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Catania; On-site; EUR 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Renesas Electronics is seeking a Senior Validation Engineer for its new Design Center in Catania, Italy. You will validate analog, digital, and mixed-signal ICs against specifications, collaborate with Design, Applications, Firmware, Product Engineering, and Quality teams, and drive automation and methodology improvements to meet aggressive NPI schedules.

You will contribute to developing test setups, evaluation boards, and automated validation scripts, ensuring high-quality results in a

Qualifications

• Hands-on bench validation of mixed-signal or PMICs.
• Proficiency with lab hardware and Python for automation.
• Knowledge of power management applications in consumer electronics.
• Board-level analog/digital circuit design for PCB schematics.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Self-motivated, proactive with good prioritization.
• Excellent communication for international teams.
• Experience with NPI from silicon to production.

Responsibilities

• Validate analog, digital, mixed-signal, and PMICs against specs.
• Define validation methodologies and coverage plans.
• Develop advanced lab test setups for silicon evaluation.
• Design evaluation boards and supporting hardware.
• Develop automated validation frameworks and scripts in Python.
• Perform data analysis and detailed technical reporting.
• Track issues and ensure timely resolution across teams.
• Drive continuous improvement of validation methodologies.

Skills

Bench validation

Python scripting

Lab instrumentation

Electrical engineering

Team collaboration

NPI experience

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in EE

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

Electronic loads

Source meters

DMM

Waveform generators

Logic analyzers

Thermal equipment

Job description

Renesas Electronics is seeking a Senior Validation Engineer for its new Design Center in Catania, Italy. You will validate analog, digital, and mixed-signal ICs against specifications, collaborate with Design, Applications, Firmware, Product Engineering, and Quality teams, and drive automation and methodology improvements to meet aggressive NPI schedules.

You will contribute to developing test setups, evaluation boards, and automated validation scripts, ensuring high-quality results in a