Senior validation engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Post-Silicon Validation Engineer to drive silicon bring-up, characterization, validation, and debug activities for mixed-signal image sensor products. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in bench validation, silicon debugging, validation automation, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful product qualification and release.

Responsibilities

Lead post-silicon bring-up, validation, characterization, and debug of mixed-signal and image sensor products. Develop and execute validation plans to ensure product functionality, performance, and reliability. Build and maintain validation platforms, test setups, and automation frameworks. Perform root cause analysis and drive resolution of silicon, hardware, firmware, and system-level issues. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Design, Verification, Firmware, Product Engineering, and Manufacturing. Analyze validation results, document findings, and provide recommendations for product improvements. Contribute to validation methodology, automation, and process improvements. Drive innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement within the team. Support product qualification and customer issue investigations as needed

Qualifications

Bachelor's or master’s degree in electrical Engineering , Electronics Engineering, or a related field. 5+ years of relevant industry experience in post-silicon validation, characterization, or bench validation of semiconductor products, including analog, digital, and mixed-signal blocks. Strong understanding of silicon bring-up, debug methodologies, and root cause analysis. Hands-on experience with laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, power supplies, and digital multimeters. Experience developing and executing validation and characterization plans to verify product functionality, performance, and reliability. Proficiency in Python scripting for test automation, data collection, analysis, and validation workflow development. Experience working with common hardware interfaces and protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, MIPI, USB, or similar interfaces. Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills with the ability to independently drive issues to closure. Demonstrated ability to seek new ideas, drive innovation, and contribute to continuous improvement of validation methodologies, tools, and processes. Experience with image sensor validation, characterization, and debug is preferred. Knowledge of CMOS image sensor architecture, MIPI CSI-2, image quality characterization, sensor calibration, and optical validation is a plus. Exposure to pre-silicon activities such as design verification, FPGA prototyping, or emulation is an added advantage. Familiarity with validation automation frameworks, statistical data analysis, and characterization across voltage, process, and temperature corners is preferred. Strong communication, documentation, and technical leadership skills, including the ability to mentor junior engineers.

About Us

onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.

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