Silicon Validation & Bring up Engineer

Silicon Validation & Bring up Engineer

Category: Software Development

Location: Bucharest, Romania

Referral Reward: RON 5,000

Employment Type: Employment contract

Time Allocation: Full Time

Workplace Type: On-site

Remaining positions: 1

Who is this role for

We are seeking a hands-on Validation Engineer to take our custom silicon devices from first power-on to production readiness. The role involves close collaboration across analog design, logic design, and package design teams.

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What You'll Do:

  • Lead silicon bring up for new tape-outs from initial power-on through functional validation
  • Develop and execute structured test plans covering functional and performance validation
  • Characterize analog and digital circuit behavior against product specifications
  • Build automated test infrastructure using Python for high-throughput characterization
  • Debug complex mixed-signal devices using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and protocol analyzers
  • Validate high-speed interfaces including signal integrity analysis
  • Root-cause issues and distinguish design vs. process vs. board-level failures

Required Qualifications:

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
  • 2–5 years of hands-on chip or system bringup and validation experience
  • Proficiency in Python for test automation and data analysis
  • Experience validating high-speed serial interfaces
  • Understanding of analog fundamentals: signal integrity, transmission lines, feedback theory, and voltage/current source compliance testing
  • Knowledge of frequency-domain and time-domain measurements
  • Solid analog circuit knowledge: bias networks, LDOs, PLLs, ADCs/DACs, and mixed-signal interfaces
  • Ability to read and interpret schematics, layout files, and datasheet specifications
  • SOC Circuitry: DMA, Cache, DDR, SRAM, IPC, Timers / PTP, OTP
  • Hands on experience with Digital comms: SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet, CAN, SWD, JTAG

Preferred Qualifications:

  • PVT corner characterization and yield analysis experience
  • Prior ASIC tape-out experience from prototype to production
  • Reliability testing exposure: HTOL, ELFR, ESD/latch-up

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Flexible vacation policy
  • Collaborative and dynamic work environment
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in a cross-functional team