OverviewThe Technical Director ValidationEngineer is aFull-Timeposition and the candidate will work in the lab to automate data collection and provideframework to develop validation environment to check system performance and specification compliance.The candidate is required to have experience with processor-memory interfaces, including DDR topologies and protocols, as well as high-speed signaling, including signal integrity and power integrity concepts.
Rambus offers a flexible work environment, embracinga hybrid approach formostoffice-basedroles.Employeesare encouragedtospend an average of at leastthree days per weekonsite,allowing fortwodaysof remote work.
Responsibilities
- Lab bring-up and validation of high-speed memory buffer semiconductor products.
- Develop test methodologies for validating silicon designs against specifications.
- Develop scripts for automating lab equipment and for analyzing lab data.
- Lead validation tasks on bench planning, preparation, characterization execution, methodology improvements.
- Work with silicon design teams to develop experiments, drive data collection, and present results analysis.
- Provide inputs to FPGA, system, and PCB design requirements.
- Support Applications Team in understanding and resolving customer issues.
Qualifications
- Experience in Bench testing and characterization of high speed and/or memory IO devices, exposure to DDRx characterization is preferable.
- Proficiency with validation hardwareand board designfundamentals
- Skilled in high-speed lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, BERTs, and signal generators
- Hands-on lab work and writing software for lab automation, especially python.
- Must be a team player, working well with other lab engineers and circuit designers.
- B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 20+ years of relevant experience
Desired Skills:
- Experience or knowledge of ATE or/and System Testing
- Experience inhigh speeddigital designs,boards designs, PCB layouts, and signal integrity concepts
- Working knowledge of test and measurement equipment, troubleshooting and debugging.
- Experience with hardware test equipment logic analyzers and protocol analyzers
Rambus offers a competitive compensation packageincludingbase salary, bonus, equity, matching 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, comprehensive medical and dental benefits, time-off program, and gym membership.
TheUSsalary range for thisfull-timeposition is $160,700to $298,400.Our salary ranges aredeterminedby role,leveland location. The successful candidates starting pay will bedeterminedbased on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, worklocationand market conditions.
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