Senior Mixed-Signal Validation Engineer — Equity

K2 Space Corporation; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

K2 Space Corporation in Seattle, WA is seeking a hands-on Senior Mixed-Signal Post‑Silicon Validation Engineer to bring up and characterize complex mixed‑signal SoCs from first silicon through product integration.

You will collaborate with analog/mixed‑signal designers, systems/DSP, firmware, FPGA, digital, and hardware teams to validate silicon performance and build our validation capability from the ground up.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of mixed-signal silicon validation or related experience.
• Hands-on with lab test equipment and measurement techniques.
• Experience scripting automated characterization (Python or similar).

Responsibilities

• Bring up and characterize mixed‑signal silicon from first silicon through product integration.
• Develop and execute characterization plans across frequency, voltage, temperature, process and operating modes.
• Measure SNDR, SFDR, ENOB, INL/DNL, noise, bandwidth, jitter and phase noise.
• Develop automated test setups for characterization, regression, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Collaborate with analog/mixed‑signal designers and systems/DSP teams to correlate measurements with simulations.
• Debug issues across chip, package, PCB, firmware, and test environments.
• Support transition from chip‑level validation to product integration and system‑level testing.
• Contribute to building validation lab, test infrastructure and measurement methodology.

Job description

K2 Space Corporation in Seattle, WA is seeking a hands-on Senior Mixed-Signal Post‑Silicon Validation Engineer to bring up and characterize complex mixed‑signal SoCs from first silicon through product integration.

You will collaborate with analog/mixed‑signal designers, systems/DSP, firmware, FPGA, digital, and hardware teams to validate silicon performance and build our validation capability from the ground up.