Staff Validation Engineer

Location: Bristol UK.

Our Team:

This role is a great opportunity to work with a highly motivated team of engineers who have worked in the communications industry for many years, working alongside a world class design team to produce market leading products for the data communication’s industry.

Job Summary:

The candidate will be performing laboratory-based RF testing with a good working knowledge of both high-speed digital semiconductor testing and optical component testing and a strong fundamental lab-based test engineering knowledge. It’s a great opportunity to develop and share their engineering knowledge within a progressive engineering team; working on leading edge technology and industry shaping / disrupting semiconductor devises that have already helped to shape and progress the internet. 

Responsibilities:

• Participate in new product design meetings and drive test feature development as required for the successful evaluation of new products.
• Assist in designing the validation solution development for new products (software/hardware/documentation).
  • Identification of bench-top test equipment for the validation of new products.
  • Generation of test equipment automation software using Python or Labview
  • Collaborate with designers, product, test and applications engineers.
• Participate in validation review meetings.
• Creation of validation reports.
• Testing of high speed optical components, IC’s or modules.
• Taking high speed measurements in a lab environment on products operating at data rates of 10Gbit/s and above.
• Utilising existing knowledge of high speed signal integrity for schematic entry / layout using Altium PCB tools.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BSc/MSc in EE/ECE or HNC / HND with 6 years relevant work experience.  
• Able to work under pressure in a highly paced, dynamic R&D environment 
• Excellent team-player who positively interacts and shares knowledge. 
• Good interpersonal and communication skills. 
• Capable of self-study/training/learning. 
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Innovate and creative and Attention to detail

Career Growth Philosophy

At Semtech, we seek innovation and leadership from each and every member of our team.  Our goal is to ensure that our talented professionals are equipped with support, resources, and the opportunity to excel. Our pay-for-performance philosophy provides recognition and prestige coupled with a competitive compensation package.

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