Hardware Validation Engineer
Etched, San Jose
What you will do
- Perform system hardware and PCB functional verification to ensure all features meet design specifications, including validation of power and signal integrity margins
- Collect and analyze lab data to verify power delivery, signal integrity, and overall system robustness
- Support post-silicon validation by identifying key performance metrics and conducting PVT, power, and thermal characterization
- Evaluate PCIe performance, including signal integrity, eye opening measurements (EOM), and bit error rate (BER), to ensure adequate operating margins
- Identify hardware issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive issues to resolution in collaboration with cross-functional teams
- Design and execute DOE experiments to debug hardware issues and optimize system performance
- Validate power sequencing, microcontroller functionality, and conduct power efficiency, noise, and transient analysis
- Perform detailed characterization of I2C bus systems to ensure compliance with design requirements
- Track and document PCB issues and validation results, ensuring clear communication with relevant stakeholders