Semiconductor Validation Lab Lead: Power & Performance

UST; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Eleven paid holidays

Two weeks paid vacation per year

Health, dental, disability and life保险

Job summary

UST seeks a Semiconductor Validation Lab Technical Lead to spearhead a team of engineers in a fast-paced hardware validation lab in Costa Rica. You will drive system enablement, execute power and performance tests, and manage concurrent experiments in a noisy lab environment while ensuring precise documentation and safety practices.

You will mentor engineers, perform root-cause analyses, and optimize test throughput with automation, delivering clear status updates to stakeholders and maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of hardware or system validation with significant power and performance testing experience.
• Experience leading or directing engineers and technicians in a lab environment.
• Proficiency with Linux, including command-line workflows, scripting (Bash, Python), and remote system management.
• Strong debugging, documentation, and attention to detail; fast, accurate typing and high-speed multitasking.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of validation engineers and technicians through system enablement, test setup, and execution of power and performance validation.
• Run PnP validation tests personally, including power measurement and workload characterization.
• Manage multiple tests in parallel across Windows/Linux terminals and automation streams.
• Log configurations, results, and actions precisely for long-term data management.
• Account for team progress and output against plan; review work for accuracy and completeness.
• Perform root cause analysis on failures and drive corrective actions.
• Maximize lab throughput by optimizing test scheduling and automation use.
• Report status, issues, and results clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Debugging

Functional Testing

Python

Linux

Performance Testing

Shell Scripting

Test Automation

System Configuration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

UST seeks a Semiconductor Validation Lab Technical Lead to spearhead a team of engineers in a fast-paced hardware validation lab in Costa Rica. You will drive system enablement, execute power and performance tests, and manage concurrent experiments in a noisy lab environment while ensuring precise documentation and safety practices.

You will mentor engineers, perform root-cause analyses, and optimize test throughput with automation, delivering clear status updates to stakeholders and maintaining