Bench Validation and Characterization Manager

Job Title

Bench Validation and Characterization Manager

Role Summary

Senior engineering leader responsible for managing a bench characterization team supporting new product development for complex SoCs. The role balances people leadership and hands-on technical contribution, coordinating with design, SW/FW, product/test, program management, and customer teams to deliver characterization results that support project goals.

Experience Level

Senior - typically 10+ years of experience in semiconductor characterization, bench measurements, or related engineering roles, with demonstrated leadership or readiness for people management.

Responsibilities

Accountable for silicon bring-up, validation, and characterization activities and for delivering validated, correlated data to stakeholders.

• Lead silicon bring-up, validation, and characterization for complex SoCs across functionality, performance, power, and reliability.
• Manage and develop a team of validation engineers and lab technicians; communicate progress, risks, and priorities to engineering leadership.
• Define validation plans and drive execution; lead debug and root-cause analysis in collaboration with Design, Product Engineering, DFT, and Test teams.
• Oversee characterization of analog, mixed-signal, and RF subsystems and IPs across product lines.
• Specify and code bench test plans and design bench characterization board/socket hardware addressing parasitics, stack-up, grounding, shielding, and power integrity.
• Develop and deploy automated validation and data-analysis solutions (Python, MATLAB, or equivalent); drive correlation between simulation, bench results, and ATE production test data.
• Own lab infrastructure including equipment planning, calibration, safety, and operational excellence.
• Prepare and review characterization reports for stakeholder review; support qualification, customer engagements, and production release activities.

Requirements

Key must-have skills and experience; preferred skills listed separately.

• Must-have: 10+ years of experience in semiconductor characterization, bench measurements, or related engineering work.
• Must-have: Experience leading, mentoring, or managing engineers.
• Must-have: Proficiency with benchtop equipment (power supplies, SMUs, oscilloscopes, VNAs, signal generators, AWGs, multimeters, pattern generators, spectrum analyzers).
• Must-have: Programming and test automation experience (Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or equivalent).
• Must-have: Strong debugging, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills; ability to represent the team to senior stakeholders.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with RF/mmWave, radar, wireless, networking, or high-speed communication products.
• Nice-to-have: Project management experience and strong planning/organizational skills.

Education Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline is listed; equivalent practical experience is implied. (Source specifies BS/MS in relevant discipline.)

About the Company

Company: GlobalFoundries

Headquarters: Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

GlobalFoundries is a leading contract manufacturer for the global semiconductor industry, with facilities in multiple countries, including the USA. The company develops a broad portfolio of semiconductor technologies and employs around 13,000 people worldwide. GlobalFoundries focuses on enhancing competitiveness in specialized application solutions and fostering innovation in mobile communications, consumer electronics, and automotive applications.