Validation Engineer: MEMS Timing & Lab Automation

SiTime Corp.; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Health, dental, vision, life coverage

Parental leave

Equity grants

Time off plans

Job summary

SiTime Corp. is seeking a Validation Engineer in Tempe, AZ to lead bench testing and data collection to ensure IC performance targets. You will collaborate with design engineers on experiments and future designs, focusing on timing products such as PLLs and synthesizers. A strong Python background is essential for automation.

This role emphasizes hands-on lab work, rapid debugging, and documentation of validation plans and results to support reliable, scalable MEMS timing solutions.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field.
• 3 years of experience in a related field.
• Hands-on experience with serial protocols, PCB design tools, signal integrity, PLLs and timing devices, and Python.
• Experience with LabVIEW and/or Python for lab automation.
• One year of regular Python usage.

Responsibilities

• Automate lab data collection and data analysis using Python programming language.
• Work on schematic design of high-speed signal PCB.
• Debug and analyze failures in devices returned by customers.
• Develop and document bench testing platforms for device validation and characterization.
• Conduct work for timing products including but not limited to synthesizers, buffers, analog and digital PLLs.
• Elaborate validation plans and execute validation tasks.
• Analyze bench data and prepare reports summarizing device performance.

Skills

Serial protocols

PCB design tools

Signal integrity

PLL timing devices

Python programming

LabVIEW

Bench hardware setup

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

Allegro

HyperLynx

Ansys

Job description

SiTime Corp. is seeking a Validation Engineer in Tempe, AZ to lead bench testing and data collection to ensure IC performance targets. You will collaborate with design engineers on experiments and future designs, focusing on timing products such as PLLs and synthesizers. A strong Python background is essential for automation.

This role emphasizes hands-on lab work, rapid debugging, and documentation of validation plans and results to support reliable, scalable MEMS timing solutions.