Engineer II-Validation

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Job Description: Join the Validation Engineering team as Engineer II-Validation, supporting product and system validation, characterization, test strategy, instrumentation, automation, data analysis, qualification evidence, troubleshooting, and lifecycle support.

This role is best suited for candidates with 2.5–5 years of relevant experience in product and system validation, characterization, test strategy, instrumentation, automation, data analysis, qualification evidence, troubleshooting, and lifecycle support.

In this role, you will independently execute defined assignments and structured troubleshooting, partner with relevant design, product, test, manufacturing, quality, reliability, software, supplier, and operational stakeholders, and help deliver robust evidence, timely issue resolution, product quality, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities: Translate product, design, performance, quality, reliability, manufacturing, customer, and business needs into test or verification requirements, plans, methods, and acceptance criteria.

Develop, implement, analyze, validate, and sustain solutions within product and system validation, characterization, test strategy, instrumentation, automation, data analysis, qualification evidence, troubleshooting, and lifecycle support. Analyze results, coverage, margins, variation, defects, performance, risks, dependencies, and technical tradeoffs; recommend appropriate actions.

Support complex reviews, integration, testing, automation, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, corrective action, qualification, and lifecycle changes. Create and maintain designs, specifications, test plans, procedures, scripts, data summaries, technical reports, decisions, and controlled records.

Partner across relevant design, product, validation, test, software, manufacturing, quality, reliability, supplier, and customer-facing teams to improve outcomes. Assist in developing validation and test plan documentation based on datasheets, proactively identifying potential bugs and ensuring sufficient test coverage for production-quality devices.

Contribute to specifying and designing test environments, including: Software requirements Lab equipment requirements Test board designs Perform lab-based post-silicon validation, collect data, and document results. Collaborate with Design Engineering, Product Engineering, and Applications Engineering teams to validate new silicon products.

Support lab activities to replicate customer issues and, when necessary, work with field engineers to help identify the root cause of customer problems.

Requirements/Qualifications: Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, or a related field with 2.5–5 years of relevant experience in product and system validation, characterization, test strategy, instrumentation, automation, data analysis, qualification evidence, troubleshooting, and lifecycle support.

Qualified candidates should demonstrate validation strategy, measurement discipline, data analysis, automation, structured debugging, qualification judgment, technical documentation, and cross-functional influence. Successful candidates are expected to demonstrate: Employment stability, reliability, and sustained accountability in prior roles. Effective teamwork and cross-functional collaboration.

Integrity and accuracy in representing qualifications, experience, and credentials. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with product and system validation, characterization, test strategy, instrumentation, automation, data analysis, qualification evidence, troubleshooting, and lifecycle support.

Experience with relevant instruments, platforms, EDA or CAD tools, software, scripting, data analysis, automation, simulation, calibration, or test-development methods for this role. Experience delivering cross-functional outcomes in semiconductor, electronics, hardware/software, laboratory, manufacturing, or regulated environments.

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering, or a related field. Relevant professional certification where job-related and approved. Experience with Python automation for test development, data analysis, or lab equipment control. Exposure to IC Device Characterization.

Ability to create test cases and customer usage models that may challenge the assumptions of designers and architects. Solid organization skills and the ability to assist in developing hardware design specifications based on input from multiple stakeholders and specifications. Understanding of one or more of the following protocols: USB (USB3.0, USB2.0), USB Power Delivery, Ethernet (10/100/1G/10G/25G), PCIe.

Working knowledge of Electronics Lab equipment, e.g., Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, Protocol Analyzer. Travel Time: 0% - 25% Physical Attributes: Carrying, Feeling, Handling, Hearing, Lifting, Pushing, Reaching, Seeing, Talking, Works Around Others Physical Requirements: 10% Standing, 10% Walking, 80% Sitting, 100% Inside-MF 8-5PM Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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