Senior Silicon Validation Engineer - Timing & Test Automation

microTECH Global Limited; Netherlands (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Missouri is seeking a Senior Validation Engineer to join their collaborative team. This role involves planning and executing device validation, coordinating projects, and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate should have 5+ years of experience in semiconductor sensor-based devices, strong programming skills in MATLAB, Python, C, and/or C++, and an advanced degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. Reach out for more details.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product development of semiconductor sensor-based devices.
• Experience leading engineering project teams and executing verification and characterization plans.
• Strong programming expertise in MATLAB, Python, C, and/or C++.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute device validation and characterization, including plans and reports.
• Coordinate validation, characterization, and release to production across sites.
• Evaluate new silicon and recommend design improvements.

Skills

Product development of semiconductor sensor-based devices

Leading engineering project teams

Mixed-signal circuits knowledge

Electronics lab instrumentation

Programming in MATLAB, Python, C, C++

Test automation frameworks

Statistical analysis skills

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

This client is a market leader in cutting-edge timing devices. Due to continued growth, they are looking for a Senior Validation Engineer to join their collaborative and passionate team.

Key responsibilities for the role:

• Plan and execute device validation and characterization, including preparation of validation, characterization plans and reports.
• Perform project coordination for validation, characterization and release to production between different sites in the role of System Engineering Lead, interface with cross-functional teams and vendors.
• Work with design teams to evaluate new silicon and recommend design improvements for enhanced performance.
• Design and implement test automation to validate, characterize and release-to-production
• Design, develop, and validate PCB test platforms and firmware to enable automated data acquisition & analysis.
• Perform engineering failure analysis to root cause product issues.
• Promote and deploy best practices and methodologies to improve efficiency in the validation, characterization and industrialization

• Mentor junior Engineers in the team.

  Your ideal background:

• 5+ years of experience in the product development of semiconductor sensor-based devices.
• Experience leading engineering project teams and creating and executing verification and characterization plans.
• Fundamental knowledge and understanding of mixed-signal circuits.
• Hands-on experience with electronics lab instrumentation. Prior experience with metrology systems for evaluating timing parameters is preferred but not required.
• Strong programming expertise with hands-on experience in MATLAB, Python, C, and/or C++, including proficiency in object-oriented programming.
• Experience with test automation frameworks and ATE (Automated Test Equipment) integration
• Strong statistical analysis skills.

• MS or PhD in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.

For further details of the role please reach out to [e-mail]