Lab Validation Engineer (Power)

Nexus Semiconductor Recruitment; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexus Semiconductor in San Jose, CA, is seeking a hands-on Power IC validation engineer to ensure conformance of power-path devices to design specs and customer requirements. You will own silicon-level validation, debugging prototypes, test-method development, and technical documentation across real-world power electronics applications.

You will validate Power-Path ICs on evaluation PCBs, characterize Safe Operating Area, and collaborate with design and application teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 2–5+ years of experience in power IC validation or a related field.
• Hands-on knowledge of power electronics and real-world parasitic effects.
• Experience validating ICs through lab testing and customer-specific use cases.
• Proficiency with lab equipment and PCB validation boards.
• Programming or scripting in Python, Linux, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Validate Power-Path ICs on custom evaluation PCBs and customer-specific use cases.
• Test and characterize the Safe Operating Area of high‑current, high‑voltage devices.
• Identify performance issues, failures, and anomalies in pre‑release prototypes.
• Translate customer needs into product specifications and validation plans.
• Support design‑in activities with design and application engineering teams.
• Develop measurement methods, automation scripts, and test platforms.
• Create SOA plots, correlation spreadsheets, and application notes.

Skills

Power electronics

Lab testing

Customer communication

Validation planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Python

Linux

Oscilloscopes

DMMs

Pulse generators

Curve tracers

Job description

You will validate power-path integrated circuits against design specifications, customer requirements, and industry standards. You will own hands-on silicon validation, troubleshooting, test method development, and technical documentation across real-world power electronics applications.

You will join a leading analog integrated circuit company developing power management solutions for electrical equipment and serving customers with system-level technical support.

What You Will Be Doing

• Validate Power-Path ICs on custom evaluation PCBs and customer-specific use cases.
• Test and characterize the Safe Operating Area of high‑current, high‑voltage power devices.
• Identify performance issues, failures, and anomalies in pre‑release prototype ICs.
• Translate customer application needs into product specifications and validation plans.
• Support design‑in activities with design and application engineering teams.
• Develop measurement methods, automation scripts, and test platforms.
• Create SOA plots, correlation spreadsheets, and application notes.

Key requirements / What we look for

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 2–5+ years of experience in power IC validation or a related field.
• Hands‑on knowledge of power electronics, real‑world parasitic effects, and component values.
• Experience validating integrated circuits through laboratory testing and customer‑specific use cases.
• Proficiency with oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, pulse generators, curve tracers, temperature chambers, and high‑current probes.
• Experience with soldering, rework, solder stenciling, and reflow ovens.
• Programming or scripting experience with Python, Linux, Julia, Arduino, or another microcontroller language.
• Experience using PCB design tools and developing validation boards.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for customer engagement and technical reporting.

This is a hands‑on opportunity to validate power‑path products at the silicon level, combining power electronics, laboratory testing, automation, and customer application support. You will work across prototype debugging, design‑in support, and product documentation.