Sr Staff Validation Engineer

Job Description We are looking for a Validation Engineer to join our Catania, Italy team.
The Validation Engineer is responsible for testing that the manufactured Power Management IC is functionally correct in the lab environment.
The engineer needs to understand the functional specification of the IC, devise appropriate validation techniques for all features, and create a validation test plan.
An appropriate test bench setup, including hardware board design, is created, and test cases are coded in software.
The developed test suite is executed, data gathered, analyzed, and validation reports are created, all within planned and agreed time scales.
The engineer will contribute to achieving one of the strategic business goals to develop the highest possible degree of automation of the validation test suite for Digital Power products in the Performance Power Business Division of Renesas Electronics.
As such, the engineer must be skilled in lab automation techniques, design of opened and extendable hardware, and software reuse methodologies.
The engineer will be part of a cross-site Validation Automation Group reporting to a local lead.
Teamwork, communication, innovation, and technical leadership are essential for success in the role.
Qualifications Required: 10 or more years of post-silicon bench validation Strong knowledge of power management applications in consumer electronics Knowledge of voltage regulators (Buck, Buck-Boost, LDO), key parameters, and measurement methods High level of expertise in lab automation, with the ability to propose improvements to existing manual techniques Board level analog and digital circuit design expertise for PCB schematic creation High proficiency with Python programming, particularly for lab automation hardware environments Technical leadership, capable Validation Lead for a complex IC Ability to debug unexpected issues and identify root causes Ability to work with minimal instructions Support and mentoring of junior team members Goals-oriented and able to deliver on-time results under tight schedules Important: Concise and precise communication, both internally and with customers Ability to work with engineers from other disciplines (circuit design, customer applications, software, QA) Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity within multisite and multicultural environments Flexible to undertake occasional international travel Excellent command of verbal and written English Additional Information Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ' To Make Our Lives Easier .' As the industry's leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.
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