Senior validation engineer
Full-time
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted on Apr 24, 2026
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Post-Silicon Validation Engineer to drive silicon bring-up, characterization, validation, and debug activities for mixed-signal image sensor products. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in bench validation, silicon debugging, validation automation, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure successful product qualification and release.
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onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.
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- Bachelor's or master’s degree in electrical Engineering , Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience in post-silicon validation, characterization, or bench validation of semiconductor products, including analog, digital, and mixed-signal blocks.
- Strong understanding of silicon bring-up, debug methodologies, and root cause analysis.
- Hands-on experience with laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, power supplies, and digital multimeters.
- Experience developing and executing validation and characterization plans to verify product functionality, performance, and reliability.
- Proficiency in Python scripting for test automation, data collection, analysis, and validation workflow development.
- Experience working with common hardware interfaces and protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, MIPI, USB, or similar interfaces.
- Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills with the ability to independently drive issues to closure.
- Demonstrated ability to seek new ideas, drive innovation, and contribute to continuous improvement of validation methodologies, tools, and processes.
- Experience with image sensor validation, characterization, and debug is preferred.
- Knowledge of CMOS image sensor architecture, MIPI CSI-2, image quality characterization, sensor calibration, and optical validation is a plus.
- Exposure to pre-silicon activities such as design verification, FPGA prototyping, or emulation is an added advantage.
- Familiarity with validation automation frameworks, statistical data analysis, and characterization across voltage, process, and temperature corners is preferred.
- Strong communication, documentation, and technical leadership skills, including the ability to mentor junior engineers.
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- Lead post-silicon bring-up, validation, characterization, and debug of mixed-signal and image sensor products.
- Develop and execute validation plans to ensure product functionality, performance, and reliability.
- Build and maintain validation platforms, test setups, and automation frameworks.
- Perform root cause analysis and drive resolution of silicon, hardware, firmware, and system-level issues.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Design, Verification, Firmware, Product Engineering, and Manufacturing.
- Analyze validation results, document findings, and provide recommendations for product improvements.
- Contribute to validation methodology, automation, and process improvements.
- Drive innovation, technical excellence, and continuous improvement within the team.
- Support product qualification and customer issue investigations as needed
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