Technical Director of Validation

Usatech Recruit; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Usatech Recruit seeks a Technical Director of Validation to lead lab-based validation of high-speed memory buffer products and automate data collection. You will develop validation environments and test methodologies to ensure silicon designs meet specifications.

The role requires extensive experience with DDR topologies, high-speed signaling, and hands-on lab work using oscilloscopes, BERTs, and protocol analyzers. Strong programming in Python is essential.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering.
• 20+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in bench testing and characterization of high-speed/memory IO devices; DDRx preferred.
• Proficiency with validation hardware and board design fundamentals.
• Hands-on lab work and Python-based lab automation.
• Skilled in high-speed lab equipment (oscilloscopes, BERTs, signal generators).
• Team player able to collaborate with lab engineers and circuit designers.

Responsibilities

• Lab bring-up and validation of high-speed memory buffer semiconductor products.
• Develop test methodologies for validating silicon designs against specifications.
• Develop scripts for automating lab equipment and analyzing lab data.
• Lead validation tasks on bench planning, preparation, characterization execution, and methodology improvements.
• Collaborate with silicon design teams to develop experiments, drive data collection, and present results.
• Provide inputs to FPGA, system, and PCB design requirements.
• Support Applications Team in understanding and resolving customer issues.

Skills

Bench testing

DDRx characterization

Python automation

Oscilloscopes

Signal generators

BERTs

Team collaboration

Education

B.S./M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Validation hardware

PCB design

Logic analyzers

Protocol analyzers

Job description

The Technical Director of Validation will work in the lab to automate data collection and provide?framework to develop validation environment to check system performance and specification compliance.?The candidate is required to have experience with processor-memory interfaces, including DDR topologies and protocols, as well as high-speed signaling, including signal integrity and power integrity concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lab bring-up and validation of high-speed memory buffer semiconductor products.??
• Develop test methodologies for validating silicon designs against specifications.??
• Develop scripts for automating lab equipment and for analyzing lab data.??
• Lead validation tasks on bench planning, preparation, characterization execution, methodology improvements.
• Work with silicon design teams to develop experiments, drive data collection, and present results analysis.
• Provide inputs to FPGA, system, and PCB design requirements.
• Support Applications Team in understanding and resolving customer issues.??

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering.??

• 20+ years of relevant experience.

• Experience in Bench testing and characterization of high speed and/or memory IO devices, exposure to DDRx characterization is preferable.

• Proficiency with validation hardwareand board designfundamentals

• Skilled in high-speed lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, BERTs, and signal generators

• Hands-on lab work and writing software for lab automation, especially python.

• Must be a team player, working well with other lab engineers and circuit designers.??

Desired Skills:??

• Experience or knowledge of ATE or/and System Testing
• Experience inhigh speeddigital designs,boards designs, PCB layouts, and signal integrity concepts
• Working knowledge of test and measurement equipment, troubleshooting and debugging.??
• Experience with hardware test equipment logic analyzers and protocol analyzers