Staff Validation Engineer
Renesas Electronics • Shanghai, Shanghai, China
**Role & seniority: ** Post-silicon validation engineer (5+ years experience)
**Stack/tools: **
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Protocols/knowledge: DDR3/DDR4/DDR5, Serial/SEDERS protocol; DIMM RCD, data buffer; I2C, I3C (plus)
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Lab/measurement: high-speed oscilloscope, AWG, BERT, network analyzer, logic analyzer, DC power supply, SMU
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Programming/automation: Python (preferred for automated testing & data processing)
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Cross-functional: tools/environments for validation setup, reporting, debug
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Top 3 responsibilities:
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Create and execute post-silicon validation plans; set up validation environments; run test tasks; produce validation summaries/reports from silicon through customer mass production
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Investigate and drive fixes for product quality issues by identifying bugs and communicating findings to the design team
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Collaborate across design, software, and global teams to resolve bugs; provide customer issue feedback with feasible solutions
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Must-have skills:
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Strong experience in silicon electrical characterization and high-speed signal measurement/debug
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Deep understanding of DDR electrical features/testing and application
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Proficiency in English with strong written/oral communication
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Hands-on capability with the listed high-speed lab equipment
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Nice-to-haves:
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Python automation for testing/data processing
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Experience with DIMM RCD/data buffer and I2C/I3C
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Experience with **board-le
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Full Description
Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world-leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.
Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.
Job Description
Post silicon validation for Renesas’s memory interface product, Go through the entire process from silicon back to customer mass production.
Key Responsibilities
Work for DDR memory buffer products. The tasks include but not limit to develop silicon validation plan, setup validation environment, execute validation tasks and carry out validation summary and report. Address product quality issue, highlight bugs to design team and drive improvement and bug fix. Work across with design team, software team and global team for bug fix and product development. Support customer issue and give proper feedback with feasible solution.
Qualifications
Good knowledge and experience in silicon electrical characterization and especially high-speed signal measurement, analysis and debug. Strong knowledge of DDR3/4/5 or Seders protocol and electrical feature, testing and application. Proficient in using Python scripting language, experience in automated testing programming and data processing is preferred. Known about DIMM RCD, data buffer or I2C and I3C is plus. Good experience with lab equipment such as high-speed oscilloscopes, arbitrary waveform generators, BERT, network analyzers, logic analyzers, DC power supplies, SMU, etc. Candidates with experience in board level high-speed circuit design are preferred. Strong written and oral communication skill. Good at English. MS/BS in EE or related, 5 years or more experience in related work.
Additional Information
Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose, To Make Our Lives Easier. With a global team of over 21,000 engineers and problem solvers in more than 30 countries, we offer the opportunity to work on world‑leading technology for Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure, and IoT, shaping a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter future.
At Renesas, TAGIE is our culture, grounded in being Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. It shapes how we work, grow and deliver on our purpose together. This collaborative spirit and mindset drive our semiconductor technology to transform industries and impact millions of lives.
We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.
Are you ready to join our team and shape the future with us?
Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.