Our Sat Connect IC business unit, a division of our Satellite Systems business is a leading provider of ASICs, software, multi-beam electronically steered antennas, and complete systems for communication satellites, as well as ground and airborne terminals.
Responsibilities
The Senior Validation Engineer will have the following responsibilities:
* Validation of Chipsets verifying functional and performance metrics
* Validation of high speed analog IPs
* Development and ownership of chip and system test plan with collaboration of development and test teams
* Development of test automation in Python for the chip and system test plans
* Investigation of root cause of test case failures and providing corrective action in conjunction with the development teams
* Execution, development and planning of Chip & System tests and Contribute to the evolution of product quality for ESMA silicon products
* Support Test Management tools and continuous integration methodologies
* Data analysis and post processing of data collected
Requirements
* Batchelor/Master Degree in Electronic/Computer Science Engineering
* Experience of testing Telecommunication or Satellite Systems.
* Experience of Chip and system testing, especially with Analog, RF and high speed communication blocks
* Knowledge in time domain high speed links (SERDES) and associated equipment (BERT, DCA)
* Proven experience in program language in an automation test environment (C/C++/Python etc.)
* Very good debugging skills. Ability to investigate and root cause the issues observed
* Experience in planning, estimating and development of system tests
* Defect Tracking and Knowledge Management software (Atlassian JIRA and Confluence preferred)
* Knowledge of testing Methodologies
* Knowledge of operation of RF test equipment such as Spectrum Analysers, VNAs/PNA’s, Sig. Gens, power meters, high speed sampling scopes, etc.
* Excellent Interpersonal skills
* Knowledge on RF fundamentals and communications theory
* Independent, self-motivated, team player and multitasking capabilities
* Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment