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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Post Silicon Hardware Validation Staff Engineer - **Company:** Renesas Electronics America Inc. - **Location:** Johns Creek, GA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Analysis, Automation of Tests, Network Analysis, Encodings, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Embedded Software, Ethernet, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), LabVIEW, MATLAB, Machine Learning, PCI Express, Release Management, Signal Integrity, Software Engineering, Test Execution Engine, Data Processing, Scripting, Bit Error Rate Tester (BERT), Hfss, Hardware Testing, Hardware Debugging - **Published:** August 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=05c9c82f849b8007 ## About the Role 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., * 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., * 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., 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 ## 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. 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