Staff Analog Validation Engineer – with AI/ML

Job Title

Staff Analog Validation Engineer – with AI/ML

Role Summary

Join the Silicon Validation team to validate analog and mixed-signal IP for next-generation MCU products and to develop AI/ML solutions that accelerate characterization, failure analysis, and root-cause identification. The role combines hands-on silicon validation, lab bring-up, and data-driven analytics to improve product quality and reduce debug time.

Experience Level

Senior — 7+ years of experience in semiconductor analog validation, product engineering, or silicon debug.

Responsibilities

Perform silicon validation and build AI/ML capabilities to support validation and debug:

• Develop and execute validation plans for analog and mixed-signal IP in MCU/MPU products.
• Perform electrical characterization across voltage, temperature, process corners, and frequency ranges.
• Validate analog subsystems: PLLs/oscillators, ADCs/DACs, LDO/DC-DC regulators, PMUs, comparators, sensors, clocking/reset, and high-speed interfaces.
• Execute shmoo analysis, margin testing, stress testing, and reliability characterization; correlate silicon measurements to simulation and design expectations.
• Identify, debug, and root-cause silicon issues; work closely with design, test, and manufacturing teams to close issues.
• Develop AI/ML solutions for anomaly detection, automated failure clustering, root-cause prediction, outlier identification, and trend analysis across silicon generations.
• Apply predictive analytics to forecast silicon performance variations and identify manufacturing/process-related anomalies.
• Build and maintain dashboards, automation, and tooling to accelerate validation and debugging workflows.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in analog semiconductor validation, product engineering, or silicon debug.
• Hands-on experience with MCU architectures and embedded systems.
• Lab bring-up and silicon debug tools experience (JTAG, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.).
• Proven experience in electrical characterization and validating analog subsystems and power management blocks.
• Practical experience applying AI/ML to characterization or test data (anomaly detection, clustering, predictive models).
• Data analysis and scripting skills for automation and analytics (e.g., Python or similar) and experience building dashboards or analytics tools.
• Strong debugging, root-cause analysis skills, and ability to collaborate across design, test, and manufacturing teams.
• Experience with test automation and validation infrastructure is desirable.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

About the Company

Company: NXP Semiconductors

Headquarters: Nijmegen, Netherlands

NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a global semiconductor company that provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions. With over 45,000 employees and operations in more than 35 countries, NXP is a leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, catering to automotive, industrial IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets. The company is committed to innovation and sustainability, advancing a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through technology.