Validation Engineer: Automated Lab Testing & PCB Debug

SiTime; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 94,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Health and wellness benefits

Parental leave

Legal services

Time off plans

Job summary

SiTime in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Validation Engineer to perform extensive bench testing and data collection, ensuring integrated circuits meet performance targets. You will collaborate with design engineers on experiments and future designs.

The role emphasizes automating lab data collection with Python, developing bench testing platforms, and validating timing devices such as synthesizers and PLLs, with opportunities to contribute to growth and innovation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in related field.
• Hands-on with serial protocols (I2C, SPI, RS232, UART, USB, CAN).
• Design tools for schematic/layout of mixed-signal PCB, preferably Allegro.
• PCB signal integrity tools such as HyperLynx and Ansys.
• Experience with PLLs, synthesizers and timing devices.
• At least 1 year of Python usage and lab automation knowledge with LabVIEW or Python.

Responsibilities

• Automate lab data collection and analysis using Python.
• Contribute to schematic design of high-speed signal PCB.
• Debug and analyze failures in customer-returned devices.
• Develop bench testing platforms for device validation and characterization.
• Conduct work for timing products including synthesizers and PLLs.
• Outline validation plans and execute validation tasks.
• Analyze bench data and prepare performance reports.

Skills

I2C/SPI/RS232/UART/USB/CAN

Allegro

HyperLynx

Ansys

PLLs and timing devices

Python programming

LabVIEW

Bench hardware setup

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Allegro

HyperLynx

Ansys

LabVIEW

Job description

SiTime in Tempe, AZ is seeking a Validation Engineer to perform extensive bench testing and data collection, ensuring integrated circuits meet performance targets. You will collaborate with design engineers on experiments and future designs.

The role emphasizes automating lab data collection with Python, developing bench testing platforms, and validating timing devices such as synthesizers and PLLs, with opportunities to contribute to growth and innovation.