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Validation Engineer

Chandler, AZOnsiteFull TimePosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • 5+ years of experience

Nice to have

  • NI TestStand
  • LabVIEW
  • Python
  • analog waveform data acquisition
  • custom validation infrastructures
  • Spotfire

Role summary

Texas Instruments is seeking a Validation Engineer with a 'break-the-part' mentality to identify and analyze device failures, ensuring consistent performance against specifications. This role involves designing PCB boards, developing automation software to enhance coverage and reduce data collection time, and implementing methods for measuring device performance. The engineer will also troubleshoot related systems and equipment, often working in a post-silicon lab environment. A Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 5+ years of experience are required. Preferred qualifications include experience with NI TestStand, LabVIEW, or Python for data acquisition, developing custom validation infrastructures, and analyzing waveforms with tools like Spotfire.

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Validation engineers are said to have a ';break-the-part'; mentality. This means they spend some of their time working to identify the use-cases in which the device will stop working as intended and understand the impact and cause of those failures. Sometimes, those are acceptable failures, but others we may need to mitigate for quality, safety, or other reasons. Plus, we want to ensure that our parts are consistently performing to the specifications that we set in our data sheet, and even to some more conservative limits or as defined in the VVCM (validation/verification compliance matrix). To do this, they must design PCB boards and develop automation software that will increase coverage and reduce data collection time. Validation engineers will also design, develop, and implement necessary methods of measuring device performance and troubleshooting any related systems, equipment or device issues that arise. Validation engineers are often working in a post-silicon lab or on the software programs required to run their measurements.

Qualifications

Minimum requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
  • 5+ years of experience

Preferred qualifications:

  • Demonstrated NI TestStand and LabVIEW (or Python) experience to acquire analog waveform data
  • Experience in developing custom validation infrastructures
  • Ability to analyze and visualize complex analog waveforms using Spotfire or similar visualization software
  • Ability to develop and execute detailed validation plans
  • Ability to establish strong relationships with key stakeholders critical to success, both internally and externally
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to quickly ramp on new systems and processes
  • Demonstrated strong interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions
  • Ability to take the initiative and drive for results
  • Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery

Why TI?
  • Engineer your future. We empower our employees to truly own their career and development. Come collaborate with some of the smartest people in the world to shape the future of electronics.
  • We're different by design. Diverse backgrounds and perspectives are what push innovation forward and what make TI stronger. We value each and every voice, and look forward to hearing yours. Meet the people of TI
  • Benefits that benefit you. We offer competitive pay and benefits designed to help you and your family live your best life. Your well-being is important to us. Please find our country-specific benefits here

About Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, data center, personal electronics and communications equipment. At our core, we have a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. This passion is alive today as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology more reliable, more affordable and lower power, making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. Learn more at TI.com.
Texas Instruments is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, disability, genetic information, national origin, gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
If you are interested in this position, please apply to this requisition.
TI does not make recruiting or hiring decisions based on citizenship, immigration status or national origin. However, if TI determines that information access or export control restrictions based upon applicable laws and regulations would prohibit you from working in this position without first obtaining an export license, TI expressly reserves the right not to seek such a license for you and either offer you a different position that does not require an export license or decline to move forward with your employment.

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