Engineer II-Validation

Microchip Technology Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking an experienced test and validation engineer in Austin to translate product and design needs into robust test plans and acceptance criteria.

You will develop validation strategies, analyze data, and support lifecycle changes across teams including design, verification, and manufacturing. The role emphasizes automation, instrument control, and documentation to sustain high-quality production-quality devices, with travel up to 25% and a strong focus on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in a relevant engineering field with experience in product and system validation and test strategy.
• Demonstrated validation strategy, measurement discipline, data analysis, automation, debugging, and technical documentation.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration and accountability in prior roles.

Responsibilities

• Translate needs into test or verification requirements, plans, methods, and acceptance criteria.
• Develop and sustain validation solutions across product, system, and lifecycle stages.
• Analyze results, risks, and tradeoffs; recommend actions.

Skills

Validation strategy

Measurement discipline

Data analysis

Automation

Structured debugging

Technical documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Integrity and accuracy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Instruments

EDA/CAD tools

Python scripting

Lab equipment control

Test automation platforms

Job description

Responsibilities:

Translate product, design, performance, quality, reliability, manufacturing, customer, and business needs into test or verification requirements, plans, methods, and acceptance criteria.

Develop, implement, analyze, validate, and sustain solutions within product and system validation, characterization, test strategy, instrumentation, automation, data analysis, qualification evidence, troubleshooting, and lifecycle support.

Analyze results, coverage, margins, variation, defects, performance, risks, dependencies, and technical tradeoffs; recommend appropriate actions.

Support complex reviews, integration, testing, automation, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, corrective action, qualification, and lifecycle changes.

Create and maintain designs, specifications, test plans, procedures, scripts, data summaries, technical reports, decisions, and controlled records.

Partner across relevant design, product, validation, test, software, manufacturing, quality, reliability, supplier, and customer-facing teams to improve outcomes.

Assist in developing validation and test plan documentation based on datasheets, proactively identifying potential bugs and ensuring sufficient test coverage for production-quality devices.

Contribute to specifying and designing test environments, including:
Software requirements
Lab equipment requirements
Test board designs
Perform lab-based post-silicon validation, collect data, and document results.

Collaborate with Design Engineering, Product Engineering, and Applications Engineering teams to validate new silicon products.

Support lab activities to replicate customer issues and, when necessary, work with field engineers to help identify the root cause of customer problems.

Requirements/Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, or a related field with 2.5–5 years of relevant experience in product and system validation, characterization, test strategy, instrumentation, automation, data analysis, qualification evidence, troubleshooting, and lifecycle support. Qualified candidates should demonstrate validation strategy, measurement discipline, data analysis, automation, structured debugging, qualification judgment, technical documentation, and cross-functional influence. Successful candidates are expected to demonstrate: Employment stability, reliability, and sustained accountability in prior roles. Effective teamwork and cross-functional collaboration. Integrity and accuracy in representing qualifications, experience, and credentials.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with product and system validation, characterization, test strategy, instrumentation, automation, data analysis, qualification evidence, troubleshooting, and lifecycle support.
• Experience with relevant instruments, platforms, EDA or CAD tools, software, scripting, data analysis, automation, simulation, calibration, or test-development methods for this role.
• Experience delivering cross-functional outcomes in semiconductor, electronics, hardware/software, laboratory, manufacturing, or regulated environments.
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Relevant professional certification where job-related and approved.
• Experience with Python automation for test development, data analysis, or lab equipment control.
• Exposure to IC Device Characterization.
• Ability to create test cases and customer usage models that may challenge the assumptions of designers and architects.
• Solid organization skills and the ability to assist in developing hardware design specifications based on input from multiple stakeholders and specifications.
• Understanding of one or more of the following protocols: USB (USB3.0, USB2.0), USB Power Delivery, Ethernet (10/100/1G/10G/25G), PCIe.
• Working knowledge of Electronics Lab equipment, e.g., Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, Protocol Analyzer.

Travel Time: 0% - 25%

Physical Attributes: Carrying, Feeling, Handling, Hearing, Lifting, Pushing, Reaching, Seeing, Talking, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements: 10% Standing, 10% Walking, 80% Sitting, 100% Inside-MF 8-5PM

Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Poster.

To all recruitment agencies: Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our recruiting team or other Microchip employees. Microchip is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.