Power PDN Test Engineer

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Washougal (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group in Washington is seeking a Power PDN Test Engineer to validate motherboard-level power delivery. You will test DC-DC converters for regulation, ripple, transient response, efficiency, and related parameters, and perform system power-state and brownout testing.

You will use oscilloscopes, SMUs, electronic loads, programmable power supplies, probes, and DAQ systems, capture test data, and provide first-pass debugging.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of motherboard-level power delivery validation experience.
• Consumer electronics or compute platform experience.
• Strong hands-on lab testing experience.
• Experience with 1 GHz+ oscilloscopes, SMUs, electronic loads, PSUs, probes, and DAQ.
• Python scripting for test automation and data analysis.
• Power delivery debugging experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform component-level and system-level power delivery validation.
• Test DC-DC converters for regulation, ripple, transient response, efficiency, and related parameters.
• Perform system power-state, voltage noise, maximum-load, brownout, UVLO, and low-power testing.
• Use oscilloscopes, SMUs, electronic loads, programmable power supplies, probes, and DAQ systems.
• Capture and analyze test data and provide first-pass debugging.
• Develop or extend Python test automation.
• Read motherboard schematics and PDN block diagrams.
• Prepare test reports and maintain test/equipment traceability.

Skills

Power delivery validation

Lab testing

Python scripting

Test automation

Electronics debugging

Schematic reading

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

SMUs

Electronic loads

Programmable power supplies

Probes

DAQ systems

Job description

Job Title: Power PDN Test Engineer

Location: Washington

Duration: Long Term

Key Responsibilities

• Perform component-level and system-level power delivery validation.
• Test DC-DC converters for regulation, ripple, transient response, efficiency, and related parameters.
• Perform system power-state, voltage noise, maximum-load, brownout, UVLO, and low-power testing.
• Use oscilloscopes, SMUs, electronic loads, programmable power supplies, probes, and DAQ systems.
• Capture and analyze test data and provide first-pass debugging.
• Develop or extend Python test automation.
• Read motherboard schematics and PDN block diagrams.
• Prepare test reports and maintain test/equipment traceability.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform component-level and system-level power delivery validation.
• Test DC-DC converters for regulation, ripple, transient response, efficiency, and related parameters.
• Perform system power-state, voltage noise, maximum-load, brownout, UVLO, and low-power testing.
• Use oscilloscopes, SMUs, electronic loads, programmable power supplies, probes, and DAQ systems.
• Capture and analyze test data and provide first-pass debugging.
• Develop or extend Python test automation.
• Read motherboard schematics and PDN block diagrams.
• Prepare test reports and maintain test/equipment traceability.

Required Experience

• 5+ years of motherboard-level power delivery validation.
• Consumer electronics or compute platform experience.
• Strong hands-on lab testing experience.
• Experience with 1 GHz+ oscilloscopes, SMUs, electronic loads, PSUs, probes, and DAQ.
• Python scripting for test automation.
• Power delivery/power management debugging experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.