Post Silicon Hardware Validation Staff Engineer Job Description Hardware Validation & Characterization + Perform bench validation and electrical characterization of high-speed mixed-signal memory interface devices. + Execute silicon bring-up and hardware debugging from first silicon through production release. + Measure and characterize critical electrical, timing, jitter, voltage, and signal integrity parameters. + Utilize advanced laboratory instrumentation including: + High-bandwidth oscilloscopes + BERTs (Bit Error Rate Testers) + High-speed pattern generators + Network analyzers + Logic analyzers + High-precision power supplies + Apply advanced measurement techniques including: + De-embedding + High-impedance probing + Differential probing + Eye diagram analysis + Jitter analysis + Noise characterization + Debug complex hardware issues involving signal integrity, timing margins, power delivery, termination networks, PCB effects, and package interactions. + Correlate bench measurements with simulation and design expectations to improve silicon performance. Design Collaboration + Work directly with Analog, Mixed-Signal, Digital, SI/PI, Package, and Product Engineering teams. + Support root-cause analysis of silicon issues discovered during validation. + Drive hardware-based debug using systematic electrical measurements rather than software-only analysis. + Recommend design improvements based on laboratory characterization data. Data Analysis & Documentation + Analyze characterization results to identify failure mechanisms and performance trends. + Develop repeatable validation methodologies and characterization procedures. + Document test methods, hardware setups, measurement assumptions, and validation results. + Present technical findings to design, product, and executive engineering teams. **Note:** Python or similar scripting languages are used primarily for automating test execution and processing measurement data-not for software development. Qualifications **​​​​​​​** **Required Skills** + Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering. + **8+ years of hands-on laboratory experience validating high-speed semiconductor devices.** + Strong background in: + High-speed analog and mixed-signal circuits + Hardware validation + Silicon characterization + Silicon bring-up + Post-silicon validation + Extensive experience with: + Oscilloscopes (20GHz+ preferred) + BERT systems + High-speed probing + Signal integrity measurements + Compliance testing + Eye diagram analysis + Jitter measurements + Strong understanding of: + Signal integrity + Transmission lines + Reflection and termination + Crosstalk + Equalization + Power integrity + High-speed PCB design fundamentals + Experience debugging hardware at the board, package, and silicon level. + Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills in a laboratory environment. + Excellent written and verbal communication skills. **Preferred Qualifications** + Master's degree in Electrical Engineering. + Experience with **DDR5, DDR4, LPDDR5, MRDIMM, RDIMM, or memory buffer devices** . + Experience validating: + Memory PHYs + High-speed SerDes + PCIe + USB + Ethernet + Other multi-Gbps interfaces + Familiarity with: + IBIS-AMI + HyperLynx + ADS + HFSS + Sigrity + Cadence SI tools + Experience correlating silicon measurements to simulation models. + Python, MATLAB, or LabVIEW for test automation and data processing. Company Description We are seeking an experienced **hardware** **validation & characterization engineer** to characterize and validate next-generation high-speed memory interface silicon. This role is highly hands-on and laboratory focused, requiring extensive experience with electrical measurements, silicon bring-up, signal integrity, and debugging of high-speed mixed-signal devices. The ideal candidate enjoys solving difficult hardware problems using advanced laboratory equipment and possesses a deep understanding of high-speed electrical interfaces rather than software development. Additional Information **What We're Looking For** We are specifically seeking engineers with a **strong hardware background** who spend the majority of their time in the lab performing electrical measurements and debugging silicon. **This role is not a software development, firmware, embedded software, machine learning, or data science position.** Candidates with demonstrated experience in: + Post-silicon validation + Component characterization + Electrical engineering laboratories + High-speed memory interfaces + Signal integrity + Mixed-signal hardware debugging will be highly preferred. Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose, **To Make Our Lives Easier** . With a global team of over 21,000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries, we offer the opportunity to work on world‑leading technol