Validation Engineer

Position Title : Validation Engineer

Position Description : Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract opportunity for Validation Engineer with our client that is located in Austin, TX.

Job Responsibilities :

• Define, develop, and execute the Datacenter GPU pre-silicon and post-silicon PCBA validation test plans and schedule with cross-functional engagement from the various design teams, program leads and, program managers.
• Develop platform validation plans and flows while ensuring end to end coverage
• Develop and implement debug strategies to drive resolution of issues across all phases of the program
• Collaborate across multiple disciplines (hardware, firmware, software, and / or data center infrastructure) on design requirements and risks, design reviews, proof of concept projects, assessing system tradeoffs and impact on performance, identifying dependencies for validation and manufacturing tests.
• Through comprehensive laboratory work, test new designs to verify compliance to original specifications.
• Support various teams with board and system related issues during the characterization and launch phases of new board development.
• Set-up and utilize dashboards for tracking execution tasks, issues identified, gaps in relevant processes, proposed design changes and, lessons learned.
• Review converter topologies and select power components like PWM controllers, power transistors and passive filter elements such as magnetics and capacitors.
• Provide comprehensive yet concise execution and issue updates to management.

Job Qualifications :

• Excellent understanding of the fundamentals of power electronics with special emphasis on multiphase power converters
• Demonstrated ability to work with oscilloscopes, multi-meters, current probes, electronic loads, and protocol analyzers as well as adept at intuitive reasoning to explain and correct unexpected results.
• Proficient at documenting experimental results in a structured manner for ease of reference
• Experience with hardware, firmware, management firmware, and / or software (system & application stack) interfaces across all modules in a system
• Ability to use circuit simulations tools such as PSPICE, LTSPICE, and SIMPLIS
• FPGA and CPLD development knowledge
• Knowledge of schematic capture, circuit design, routing constraints definition, layout review and simulation
• Power and signal integrity analysis
• Familiarity with the low-speed industry standard protocols such as I2C, SPI, I3C, SVI2, SVI3 and for the high-speed industry standard protocols such as PCIe Gen 5.
• High-speed interface characterization
• Test automation expertise using Perl / Tcl / Python / LabView
• Strong analytical, communication and, collaboration skills
• Must excel in a dynamic team working environment and independently drive tasks to completion.
• Leadership and mentoring skills an asset.

Job Details :

• Contract : 8+ months
• Pay Range : $75-82 / hr
• Location : Austin, TX (onsite)

Benefits Package : Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education / certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.