Senior Mixed-Signal Validation Engineer for Space SoCs

K2 Space; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Dental/Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Job summary

K2 Space 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, debug issues, 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, characterization, product engineering, or related experience.
• Strong understanding of ADC, DAC, PLL, clocking, and analog circuit fundamentals.
• Deep hands-on experience with lab test equipment such as high-speed oscilloscopes, spectrum/signal analyzers, vector signal generators, phase-noise analyzers, network analyzers, power supplies, and related mixed-signal instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Bring up and characterize mixed‑signal silicon, including ADCs, DACs, PLLs, clocking, references, power, and analog signal paths.
• Develop and execute characterization plans across frequency, voltage, temperature, process, and operating modes.
• Measure key converter and analog performance including SNDR, SFDR, ENOB, INL/DNL, noise, bandwidth, jitter, phase noise, linearity, and power.
• Develop automated test setups for characterization, regression, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Work closely with analog/mixed-signal designers to correlate silicon measurements with simulations and identify performance gaps.
• Partner with systems/DSP teams to validate DSP and calibration algorithms on silicon and correlate results with system models.
• Debug complex issues spanning silicon, firmware, package, PCB, test setup, and system behavior.
• Support the transition from chip-level validation to product integration and system-level testing.
• Contribute to building the validation lab, test infrastructure, measurement methodology, and automation from the ground up.
• Document characterization results, silicon limitations, workarounds, and lessons learned for future silicon generations.

Skills

Mixed-signal validation

ADC/DAC/PLL knowledge

Python scripting

Lab equipment experience

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Vector signal generators

Phase-noise analyzers

Network analyzers

Job description

K2 Space 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, debug issues, and build our validation capability from the ground up.