Engineer I-Validation

Are you looking for an entry level engineering position to start a career in Electronics Engineering under the semiconductor industry? Be a part of the New Product Development (NPD) team of the leading provider of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions company – Microchip. Here at the Chandler Headquarters, we develop you to be a world class Validation Engineer. You will be part of a team that provides high value and cost-effective solutions and services to our worldwide engineering and manufacturing partners. You will learn how to develop embedded solutions to simplify silicon validation tasks and contribute to the success of the company.

Microchip’s Analog & Mixed Signal Business unit (MSLD) is seeking a self-driven Si validation engineer responsible for the validation of high-performance Analog & Mixed Signal ICs. You will be part of a new product introduction group, directly impacting business growth by helping introduce new and innovative products to the market. As a member of a growing business unit, you will influence our product development strategy and help us develop our portfolio of products.

Key responsibilities include:

Work with our NPD teams that includes architects, designers, applications, marketing, product, and test engineers to develop and execute Validation and Characterization plans for new ICs.

Identify, direct, develop, implement, and improve lab bench setups, including honing measurement methods and data analysis to support validation and characterization of new Si products.

Drive continuous improvement in validation capabilities, quality, and cycle time.

Ability to build new innovative bench test hardware and software and will work closely with design, test development, application, new product engineers, project managers.

Document evaluation results according to Microchip requirements

Review product requirements and prepare product specific validation plans.

Perform new product validation on ADC’s, DAC’s, Digipots, Opamps, Current Sense Amplifiers, Voltage References, Comparators and Temperature Sensing products.

Design validation test setups as required, includes circuit design and analysis, schematic capture, PCB design, ordering BOM and PCB/system construction.

Develop automated bench setups for silicon validation using LabVIEW.

Collect, analyze and publish data. Prepare validation reports.

Requirements

BS or MS Degree in Electrical Engineering with 0-3 years experience in the development of analog and mixed signal integrated circuits.

Extensive knowledge on different analog and mixed-signal test methods, solutions and techniques.

Schematic capture and PCB design.

Working Knowledge of LabVIEW preferred.

Circuit design and analysis – design, simulation and analysis of analog and mixed-signal measurement circuits preferred.

Perform measurement system analysis.

Familiarity with SAR ADC’s, ΔΣ ADC’s, DAC’s, Digipots, Temperature Sensors, Opamps, Comparators Voltage References, etc.

Proficiency in data analysis.

Proficiency in writing and documenting results.

Excellent communications skills.

Experience using basic lab equipment such as power supplies, voltmeters, oscilloscopes, signal generators and signal an