Job Description
We are looking for a Validation Engineer to join our Catania, Italy team.
The Validation Engineer is responsible for testing that the manufactured Power Management IC is functionally correct in the lab environment. The engineer needs to understand the functional specification of the IC, devise appropriate validation techniques for all the features, and create a validation test plan. An appropriate test bench setup, including hardware board design, is created and test cases are coded in software. The developed test suite is executed, data gathered, analyzed, and validation reports are created, all within planned and agreed time scales.
The engineer will contribute to achieving one of the strategic business goals to develop the highest possible degree of automation of the validation test suite for Digital Power products in the Performance Power Business Division of Renesas Electronics. As such, the engineer must be skilled in lab automation techniques, design of open and extendable hardware, and software reuse methodologies.
The engineer will be part of a cross-site Validation Automation Group reporting to a local lead. Teamwork, communication, innovation, and technical leadership are essential for success in this role.
Qualifications
Required:
10 or more years of post-silicon bench validation
Strong knowledge of power management applications in consumer electronics
Knowledge of voltage regulators (Buck, Buck-Boost, LDO), key parameters, and measurement methods
High level of expertise in lab automation, with the ability to propose improvements to existing manual techniques
Board level analog and digital circuit design expertise for PCB schematic creation
High proficiency with Python programming, particularly for lab automation hardware environments
Technical leadership, capable Validation Lead for a complex IC
Ability to debug unexpected issues and identify root causes
Ability to work with minimal instructions
Support and mentoring of junior team members
Goal-oriented and able to deliver on-time results under tight schedules
Important:
Concise and precise communication, both internally and with customers
Ability to work with engineers from other disciplines (circuit design, customer applications, software, QA)
Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity within multisite and multicultural environments
Flexible to undertake occasional international travel
Excellent command of verbal and written English
Company Description
Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world-leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world's leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.
Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what's next in electronics and the world.
Additional Information
Renesas Electronics Corporation empowers a safer, smarter, and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. The leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power, and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live. Learn more at www.renesas.com .
Renesas' mission, To Make Our Lives Easier, is underpinned by our company culture, TAGIE. TAGIE stands for Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Our goal is to embed this unique culture in everything we do to succeed as a company and create trust with our diverse colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.
Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement .
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