Validation Engineer
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Texas Instruments is seeking an Engineer - Validation to join our Analog Power Products organization in Dallas. Depending on your background and the needs of the team, you will be placed into one of three functions: product engineering, test engineering, or validation engineering.
Responsibilities include:
- Develop and execute validation plans for analog power ICs across operating conditions including temperature, voltage, and load variations
- Design and build bench test setups including hardware fixtures and software automation
- Characterize device performance and identify deviations from specification
- Identify, document, and drive resolution of silicon issues through structured debugging and root cause analysis
- Collaborate with IC design engineers to validate functional correctness and resolve performance gaps
- Develop scripts and tools to automate data collection, measurement, and analysis
- Support product release by executing reliability and qualification testing per industry standards
Minimum requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in product engineering, test engineering, validation engineering, hardware validation, or a related technical role
Preferred qualifications:
- Basic understanding of schematics, layouts, and digital components
- Knowledge of analog circuitry (examples include: op-amps, DC/DC converters, LDOs, data converters)
- Ability to establish strong relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions
- Ability to take initiative and drive for results
- Hands-on experience with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, source-measure units, signal generators, and thermal chambers
- Experience with PCB design, hardware bring-up, and bench characterization across voltage, temperature, and load conditions
- Familiarity with analog power topologies such as buck, boost, LDO, or battery management circuits
- Programming skills for test automation (Python, C/C++, MATLAB, or LabVIEW)