Power Validation Engineer Jobs

Position: Power Validation Engineer

Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Onsite)

Hire Type: Contract

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Roles & Responsibilities:

• Engage with CM (Contract Manufacturing) on reviewing validation plans, analyzing test data and solving hardware issues.
• Responsible for the power consumption characterization and analysis of highly complex consumer electronic devices for various product use-cases
• Characterize power consumption, battery runtime, battery charging/discharging curve at each build and identify optimization opportunities
• Very good python skills for test setup automation using PyVISA and SCPI instrument commands
• Generate power characterization test plans, power data reporting and documentation, prototype bring-up and debugging
• Root-cause and solve technical issues during new product development and in field escalations and power-regressions
• Perform system level electrical characterization and PMIC validations.
• Automating laboratory measurements with scopes/meters

Required Skills (Technical Competency):

• Experience with power test equipment, EE lab equipment (i.e. Oscilloscope, DVM, etc.), methodologies for testing
• 3+ years of experience in consumer electronics power validations and hardware debugging
• BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience with DC/DC regulators, battery power management and lithium-ion batteries, lab test equipment, automating laboratory measurements with scopes/meters, and very good python skills for test setup automation using PyVISA and SCPI instrument commands

Desired Skills:

• Experience with low power management and PMIC design
• Experience with power/thermal performance and cost optimizations, battery pack and cell technologies
• Experience with Python programming and LabVIEW and automated test system design for hardware validations is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with lab test equipment