Senior Staff Validation Engineer

About the role

Renesas Electronics' Post-Silicon Validation team in the Performance Computing Power Division is looking for a Senior Staff Validation Engineer for its new Design Center in Catania. The role leads validation of analog, digital, mixed-signal and power management ICs, working with Design, Applications, Product Engineering, Quality and System teams to ensure products meet their electrical, functional and performance specifications before release. The expected annual pay range is EUR 63,000 to EUR 84,000, with a possible bonus.

Key responsibilities

• Drive validation of analog, digital, mixed-signal and power management ICs against electrical, functional and performance specifications.
• Define the overall validation strategy and methodology, and develop comprehensive validation plans for complex products, platforms or systems.
• Ensure validation coverage, requirements traceability and compliance with quality and industry standards, and identify risks with mitigation plans.
• Drive test automation, validation infrastructure and continuous improvement in the advanced laboratory for post-silicon evaluation.
• Design custom evaluation boards and supporting hardware, and build automated validation frameworks and measurement scripts in Python.
• Mentor validation engineers and project teams, assess product readiness and recommend releases.
• Set validation metrics, monitor quality performance and collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug silicon and system-level issues.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering or a related field, with 8-12 years of experience in power conversion, power management, semiconductor applications or related system design.
• Technical leadership experience driving validation across multiple programs and product generations.
• Proven hands-on bench validation, characterization and debugging of complex hardware systems.
• Extensive experience supporting NPI from first silicon through production release.
• Excellent communication skills, cross-cultural awareness and flexibility for occasional international travel.

Required skills

• Hands-on experience with laboratory instrumentation: oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, source meters, multimeters, waveform generators, logic analyzers and thermal characterization equipment.
• Proficiency in Python for automated test solutions and lab automation.
• Board-level analog and digital circuit design and PCB schematic creation.