Senior Hardware Verification Engineer & System Lead

Centific; Penang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Centific in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Hardware Validation Engineer to own electrical and system verification for multiple products from prototype to mass production, collaborating with CM labs and US-based engineers.

You will develop high-level test plans, set priorities, drive root-cause analysis, and report verification status across time zones. This is a hands-on role requiring 5+ years in hardware verification and strong SI/PI knowledge.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of hardware verification/validation experience in consumer electronics labs.
• Subject matter expertise in signal integrity, power integrity, and multiple domains (battery/charging, sensors, memory/storage, thermal).
• Experience validating interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, I2S) and knowledge of at least two high-speed protocols (USB, PCIe, MIPI C-PHY/D-PHY, DisplayPort/eDP).
• Hands-on with lab equipment and ability to read schematics/layouts.
• Experience with CM/ODM/JDM or component vendors.
• Proven ability to own test plans and drive issues to closure with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own electrical and system verification for assigned subsystems; develop test plans and coverage, set entry/exit criteria per build.
• Take ownership of verification activities at CM/vendor labs, ensuring measurement techniques and documentation quality.
• Execute bring-up, characterization, and debugging of prototype hardware across power, signal integrity, memory/storage, sensors, thermal, and system coexistence.
• Drive failures to root cause and classify issues; file high-quality bugs with steps, IDs, artifacts, and gate impact.
• Capture complete metadata for every test run and maintain traceability to requirements.
• Bridge communication between in-region verification and US-based engineers; represent status in triage and build reviews.
• Collaborate with EE design, FW, thermal, mechanical, and TPM teams to close verification gaps.
• Improve verification capabilities over time; automate test procedures and reporting.

Skills

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Battery and charging

Sensors

Memory/storage performance

System coexistence

Thermal

I2C / SPI / UART / I2S

High-speed protocols (USB / PCIe / MIP

Lab equipment

Schematic interpretation

CM/ODM collaboration

Test plan ownership

English communication

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

PyVISA

Git

Jira/Xray

Android/Linux command line

Job description

Centific in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Hardware Validation Engineer to own electrical and system verification for multiple products from prototype to mass production, collaborating with CM labs and US-based engineers.

You will develop high-level test plans, set priorities, drive root-cause analysis, and report verification status across time zones. This is a hands-on role requiring 5+ years in hardware verification and strong SI/PI knowledge.