IC Validation Engineer / IC Validation Engineeress

Join Our Team at Kandou

Challenges are our drive, and innovation is our calling. At Kandou, we are a team of passionate and accomplished professionals making a significant impact in the semiconductor industry. As an innovative leader in high-speed and energy-efficient chip-to-chip link solutions, we are dedicated to evolving the electronics industry. We continuously develop our technologies to meet the needs of not just today's customers but also those of tomorrow. If you enjoy being part of a high-tech scale-up and are motivated by pushing your limits and challenging the status quo, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Experience Requirements

• Proven experience with lab and debug equipment used for the measurement of high-speed signals.
• Experience working with SerDes, USB3, USB4, PCIe, or another relevant high-speed communications bus/protocol is highly advantageous.
• Experience in system-level validation of high-speed integrated circuits.
• Experience debugging PCBs and ICs.
• Experience interfacing with large OEMs preferred.
• Experience in DDRx memory validation.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Perform protocol validation of Kandou products using compliance tools such as data exercisers, analyzers, and compliance test suites.
• Familiarity with standards, test specifications, and equipment vendors.
• Experience with interoperability testing.
• Experience with embedded software would be a plus.

Skills Required

• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility.
• Good communicator and team player, with experience working in cross-functional teams.
• Strong interest in testing high-speed digital and analog circuits.
• Experience with Python or other object-oriented programming languages preferred.
• Experience using high-speed oscilloscopes, protocol/logic analyzers, and other lab equipment.
• Ability to multitask in a high-energy environment.
• Proven track record in protocol validation.
• Nice to have: Knowledge of semiconductor test flow.

Responsibilities

• Protocol validation of high-speed devices.
• Support customers and the field team during product design and/or product certification with requirements, design specifications, and system debugging.
• Write test scripts or other code to support validation activities.
• Build and support product demos for customers and trade shows.
• Collaborate with IP architects, digital, and analog design teams.
• Documentation of test results and procedures.

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Engineering (CE), or equivalent work experience.

If this is the role you have been looking for and you want to be part of a growing company with an exciting future, we would love to hear from you. Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

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