Senior Silicon Validation Engineer - SoC Bring-Up for IoT

European Tech Recruit; Delft; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee equity

Well-being support

Relocation support

Pension contributions

Modern workspace

Scale-up culture

Job summary

European Tech Recruit is assisting a pioneering semiconductor scale-up in Delft. We seek a Senior Silicon Validation Engineer to lead the validation strategy for complex SoCs integrating digital, analogue and RF tech.

You’ll drive bring-up, debugging, characterization and automated validation in close collaboration with digital, firmware and software teams. The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, developing Python/C++ scripts, and delivering robust validation plans and test environments across

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems or a related discipline.
• Strong understanding of digital circuits, including memory, MCU architectures and digital interfaces.
• Experience with low-power IoT systems.
• Hands-on experience with bus protocols such as AHB and APB.
• Experience with peripheral interfaces including SPI, I2C and UART.
• Working knowledge of FPGA systems for pre-silicon debugging, particularly Zynq.
• Strong firmware debugging and real-time troubleshooting skills.
• Experience developing small firmware applications to test and exercise hardware.
• Experience with automated silicon validation and test setups.
• Ability to conduct and manage concurrent laboratory testing across multiple products.
• Strong practical experience with laboratory equipment, including
• Logic analyzers
• Digital multimeters
• Signal generators
• Programmable power supplies
• Strong Python programming skills for test automation and data analysis
• Familiarity with Git, Excel and database management

Responsibilities

• Define digital test requirements and validation strategies in collaboration with design, firmware and software teams.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans covering digital functionality.
• Lead SoC-level validation and silicon bring-up, from component-level testing through to full system operation.
• Develop Python and C/C++ scripts to automate testing and data collection.
• Build and maintain automated test setups using digital laboratory equipment.
• Collect, organise and analyse validation data across multiple devices and operating conditions.
• Characterise SoC performance and identify potential hardware or firmware issues.
• Debug and troubleshoot hardware, firmware and digital interface problems.
• Work cross-functionally with design, applications and software teams to identify root causes and implement solutions.
• Develop firmware or mini-firmware where required to exercise and validate hardware.
• Document validation procedures, results, specifications and technical findings.
• Support the continuous improvement of automated validation processes and methodologies.

Skills

Digital validation

Embedded systems

Python scripting

C/C++ programming

FPGA debugging

Lab test automation

SoC bring-up

Test equipment

Git

Automation

Education

BSc/MSc Electrical Engineering

Tools

Zynq FPGA

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Digital multimeters

Signal generators

Power supplies

Job description

European Tech Recruit is assisting a pioneering semiconductor scale-up in Delft. We seek a Senior Silicon Validation Engineer to lead the validation strategy for complex SoCs integrating digital, analogue and RF tech.

You’ll drive bring-up, debugging, characterization and automated validation in close collaboration with digital, firmware and software teams. The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, developing Python/C++ scripts, and delivering robust validation plans and test environments across