Senior Hardware Validation Engineer

Renesas; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Senior Hardware Validation Engineer in Plano, TX. The candidate will lead the validation of embedded products, ensuring robust designs and seamless integration with hardware and software. Responsibilities include supporting new product prototypes, collaborating across teams, and providing technical mentorship. A Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering with 5–7 years of relevant experience is required. This role does not offer remote work options.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in embedded hardware and system design and validation.
• Experience with microcontrollers and analog/mixed-signal products.
• Hands-on experience with SI and PI analysis for high-speed designs.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware validation planning and execution of products.
• Drive hardware technical decisions ensuring robustness and usability.
• Collaborate closely with firmware/software and product engineering teams.

Skills

Embedded hardware design

SoC architecture

Power management

ARM cores

High-speed interfaces validation

C/C++ programming

Leadership and collaboration

PCB layout best practices

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

JIRA

Job description

Senior Hardware Validation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware validation planning and execution of embedded products, applications and solutions utilizing a wide portfolio of Renesas products
• Drive hardware technical decisions, ensuring robustness, usability and completeness of hardware platforms
• Own hardware execution from ideation, validation through qualification and production readiness
• Collaborate closely with systems, firmware/software, validation, and product engineering teams to ensure seamless hardware-software integration
• Identify and mitigate hardware‑related technical risks, ensuring highest user experience
• Planning and execution of new product prototype bring‑up, bench‑testing, and evaluation
• Support creation and review of technical documentation (Datasheets, User Manuals/Guides, Application Notes, etc.)
• Provide feedback findings, issues, and potential improvements to product development teams
• Contribute to reference designs, development platforms, and documentation to enable broad customer adoption
• Act as a technical mentor, influencing best practices and raising the bar for hardware design excellence

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, with at least 5–7 years of experience
• 5–7 years of experience in embedded hardware and system design and validation encompassing microcontrollers, power management and analog/mixed‑signal products
• Strong understanding of SoC architecture, ARM cores (A/M series), peripherals, power/clock/reset, and low‑power design techniques
• Very good understanding of electronic components like PMICs, MOSFETs, GaN, and other discretes
• Experience validating high‑speed interfaces (e.g., DDR, USB, PCIe, MIPI, Ethernet) and standard protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, etc.)
• Knowledge of C/C++ or embedded programming for firmware development
• Hands‑on experience with lab tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, thermal sensors)
• Familiarity with validation frameworks, debug utilities (JTAG, Lauterbach, OpenOCD), and issue tracking systems (JIRA, Bugzilla)
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills
• Hands‑on experience with SI and PI analysis for high‑speed digital, mixed‑signal, and power‑dense designs
• Applying best practices in schematic design, PCB layout, stack‑up definition, decoupling strategies, and grounding
• Proven experience delivering embedded hardware designs from concept through production

Location: Plano, Remote: No

Requisition ID: 20026722_2026-03-31

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to celebrating diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.

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