Sr Validation Engineer

About the Position

We are seeking a Sr Validation Engineer with 7+ years of experience in Bench Validation and Debug of Power Management ICs to join our Power Business Unit in Bengaluru, India. This role is an individual contributor position within our 2.6B$ Power Business Unit at Renesas.

Responsibilities

• Fully own Bench Validation, Silicon Debugs, Automation of Equipment and Tests of PMICs.
• Analyze data, document, and report findings to the Systems team.
• Work closely with Design & Systems experts to ensure quality ICs.
• Develop and automate industry standard tests for switching converters.
• Define equipment requirements for testing Power Management ICs and help setup lab from scratch.
• Debug setups, equipment related issues, and identify solutions.
• Minimize Bench Testing cost while ensuring high quality in testing by employing standardization, reuse, and automation.
• Maximize utilization of Benches, equipment, and resources through automation and industry best practices.
• Write bench test programs in Python, C, LabVIEW, and debug ATE programs.
• Collaborate with the rest of the team with a mindset of smart work.
• Project the schedule for bench test program development, testing, and debug based on infrastructure and resource availability.
• Identify gaps/risks for execution.
• Technically lead bench validation and debug of multiple PMICs out of Bengaluru, while working with design/systems teams located in different geographies and time zones.
• Expertise in using Validation related equipment including various types of Power Supplies, Load Slammer, Scopes and probes, Multi-meters, Analog switches, Relays, Computer to IC board communications, etc.
• Fluent with using FPGAs for testing Digital and emulating system behavior.
• Experience with ATE-Bench correlation and ability to drive that independently.
• Well-versed with one or more Power Chip Communication protocols e.g. SPMI, PMBUS, SVI3, SVID, etc. Comfortable with I2C.
• Ability to create basic circuits on a breadboard for experimentation and design PCBs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Bench Validation of Mixed Signal ICs, especially PMICs.
• Ability to work with clarity and predictable timelines to ensure deliverables with high quality.
• Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Results-oriented and able to deliver on-time under tight schedule pressure.

We Offer

• Opportunity to join a top-notch BMS Team with Renesas’s leading Power Business Group.
• Be part of a skilled group of engineers helping build world-class automotive and consumer BMS products.
• Design, develop, and maintain Desktop & Web Applications for Battery Management Systems, Automotives, Power tools, Power Charging Products, and Solutions.
• Play a crucial role in unifying customer experience to evaluate various BMS solutions by developing modern, state-of-the-art applications.
• Define and architect next-generation Software for customers, application engineers, test engineers, and developers to interact with our consumer, Industrial, Automotive power solutions.

About the Company

Renesas Electronics is a dynamic, multicultural tech company where employees can learn, mentor, and thrive. We bring together the strong financial foundation of a multi-billion-dollar global operation and the flexibility and velocity of a smaller organization. We are developing technologies for the latest advances in mobile computing, secured connected devices, autonomous driving, smart homes and factories, and more. Our solutions are at the heart of products developed by major innovators around the world.

Join us and be part of what’s next in electronics. With a diverse team of over 21,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’

At Renesas, you can:

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.
• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe, and secure.
• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark? Join Renesas. Let’s Shape the Future together.

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.