Systems and Validation Lead/Manager

Omnidesigntech; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Design is seeking an experienced Systems Engineering Manager to lead validation of electrical interfaces and protocol tests for next-gen automotive and space applications.

You will mentor a team of systems engineers, design system tests, and collaborate with design, verification, and test teams to ensure robust qualification and readiness for production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field required; MS preferred.
• 8+ years in systems hardware development and debugging for digital, high-speed, and RF-like interfaces.
• Strong knowledge of signal integrity and power integrity design practices.
• Experience with multiple high-speed protocols (USB3+/PCIe/ThunderBolt/HDMI/etc.).
• Familiarity with Verilog, microcontrollers, and FPGA development environments.
• Proficient in C, C++, and Python with scripting for automated tests.
• Ability to design tests and scripts, set up lab equipment, and validate IC devices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of validation and characterization engineers for product qualification.
• Design characterization and system-level tests including MCUs, FPGA, and analog circuitry.
• Review schematics and layouts per product requirements; mentor team members.
• Develop evaluation platforms and support early customers with test plans.
• Set up and manage the lab and test equipment; execute pre-silicon emulation on FPGA.
• Collaborate across Design, Verification and Test/Product teams to release chips.
• Create automated bench test scripts and participate in data sheet development.
• Engage with customers to identify custom requirements and adapt tests.

Skills

Signal integrity

Power integrity

FPGA development

Microcontroller development

Verilog

C/C++

Python

Test scripting

Team leadership

System-level validation

High-frequency interfaces

Education

BSEE

MSEE

Tools

Oscilloscope

BERT

VNA

TDR

Protocol Analyzer

Job description

Omni Design is working on exciting solutions and chips for next generation automotive and space applications and looking for talented and capable engineers.

The Systems Engineering Manager will be responsible for validation and qualification of electrical interfaces and/or performing standards-based protocol tests.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team of validation and characterization engineers responsible for product qualification.
• Work across multiple functional groups to meet overall product design and quality requirements.
• Design characterization test, system-level test, and demonstration systems that include MCUs, discreet logic, FPGA, multi-gigabit, and analog circuitry, including requirements gathering, specification, schematic, layout, and mechanical.
• Work with company buyers to produce designs.
• Review schematics/layout of internal and customer system platforms as per product requirements.
• Engage with potential customers and partners to identify custom requirements and incorporate those requirements into the system test process.
• Create/edit test plans based on system specifications that may relate to signal integrity, RF, mechanical integrity, electrical, and requirements based on generic protocols.
• Execute and stand behind the qualification of the product, from a mass production perspective, in consumer electronic devices.
• Mentor systems and validation team members.
• Develop the Validation, Characterization boards.
• Set up and Manage the lab and its equipment.
• Do the pre-silicon emulation on the FPGA Platform.
• Do the Silicon Valtion and Characterization.
• Do the ATE Vs System Correlations.
• Develop automated scripts for doing bench testing of parts for early customer samples.
• Work on the Data Sheets.
• Develop the Evaluation platforms and support early customers.
• Help debug the chip.
• Be a mentor and lead a team of System engineers.
• Work with Design, Verification and Test/Product engineering teams and release chips to production.

Qualifications

• BSEE Required, MSEE Preferred.
• 8+ years of systems hardware development and debug experience, including for digital, multi-gigabit, and high frequency, low noise analog interfaces.
• Deep knowledge of signal integrity and power integrity design practices.
• Knowledge of at least 2 of electrical interfaces for any of the high-speed protocols: USB3+, PCIe 2/3, ThunderBolt, DisplayPort, HDMI, SATA/SAS, Ethernet, LPDDR4/5, GMSL.
• Knowledge of inter-chip protocols, such as UART, I2C, I3C, SPI, I2S, PWM.
• Knowledge of microcontroller and FPGA development and development environments.
• Familiarity with Verilog.
• Software development and debugging experience in C, C++, and Python and other scripting languages.
• Ability to develop test scripts that control test equipment for determining IC device characteristics.
• Familiarity with test equipment, including oscilloscope, sampling scope, BERT (including CDR), protocol analyzer, spectrum analyzer, VNA, TDR, and other basic equipment.
• Understanding of mechanical and thermal concepts.
• Extensive protocol testing experience with any of the above protocols including a good understanding of the required test infrastructure.
• Experience in creating and simulating models of wired links and being able to make appropriate tradeoffs.
• Team player with interest in filing up gaps in product development, as needed.