Validation/Characterization Engineer

Job Title

Validation/Characterization Engineer

Role Summary

Join the SR (SRLVB) team to validate and characterize synchronous rectifier products for data-center applications. The role focuses on post-silicon validation, designing test hardware and automation, and ensuring devices meet datasheet and validation/verification compliance matrix (VVCM) requirements.

Experience Level

Mid-level — approximately 5 years of relevant experience is required.

Responsibilities

Work on hardware and software test development to measure, validate, and improve device performance across defined use cases and stress conditions.

• Define test plans and identify failure modes and use cases where devices may not meet specifications.
• Design and build PCB test boards and test fixtures for silicon characterization.
• Develop automation software and data-collection scripts to increase test coverage and throughput.
• Design measurement methods and implement instrumentation setups for electrical characterization.
• Troubleshoot device, system, and equipment issues arising during validation.
• Execute post-silicon lab testing and analyze results versus datasheet and VVCM limits.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive issues to closure and support product release to market.

Requirements

Concise list of must-have skills and preferred skills.

Must-have:

• ~5 years of experience in device validation, characterization, or related test engineering roles.
• Experience designing PCBs and test hardware for silicon validation.
• Experience developing automation or test software (scripting or higher-level test frameworks).
• Hands-on experience with electrical measurement instrumentation and test setups.
• Ability to analyze test data, diagnose failures, and implement mitigations.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with power-management / synchronous-rectifier products or data-center power applications.
• Strong verbal and written communication, stakeholder management, and time-management skills.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams and fast product-development cycles.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required (posting lists "Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree" and explicitly cites a bachelor's in electrical engineering). No advanced degree or equivalent-experience language is specified.

About the Company

Company: Texas Instruments

Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, USA

Texas Instruments is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and embedded processing chips for various markets including industrial, automotive, and personal electronics. The company's innovations aim to make electronics more affordable and reliable, fostering advancements in technology through each generation of semiconductors.