Nexus Semiconductor Recruitment
Lab Validation Engineer (Power)
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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent
Salary:
$140,000 – $195,000 / year
Location:
San Jose, CA, USA
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
23 September 2026
What they need
About the company
You will validate power-path integrated circuits against design specifications, customer requirements, and industry standards. You will own hands-on silicon validation, troubleshooting, test method development, and technical documentation across real-world power electronics applications.
You will join a leading analog integrated circuit company developing power management solutions for electrical equipment and serving customers with system-level technical support.
What You Will Be Doing
- Validate Power-Path ICs on custom evaluation PCBs and customer-specific use cases.
- Test and characterize the Safe Operating Area of high-current, high-voltage power devices.
- Identify performance issues, failures, and anomalies in pre-release prototype ICs.
- Translate customer application needs into product specifications and validation plans.
- Support design-in activities with design and application engineering teams.
- Develop measurement methods, automation scripts, and test platforms.
- Create SOA plots, correlation spreadsheets, and application notes.
Key requirements / What we look for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 2–5+ years of experience in power IC validation or a related field.
- Hands-on knowledge of power electronics, real-world parasitic effects, and component values.
- Experience validating integrated circuits through laboratory testing and customer-specific use cases.
- Proficiency with oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, pulse generators, curve tracers, temperature chambers, and high-current probes.
- Experience with soldering, rework, solder stenciling, and reflow ovens.
- Programming or scripting experience with Python, Linux, Julia, Arduino, or another microcontroller language.
- Experience using PCB design tools and developing validation boards.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for customer engagement and technical reporting.
Why This Role and How to Apply
This is a hands-on opportunity to validate power-path products at the silicon level, combining power electronics, laboratory testing, automation, and customer application support. You will work across prototype debugging, design-in support, and product documentation.
Apply today or contact Nexus Semiconductor Recruitment for a confidential conversation.
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