Validation Engineer - Germany
We at Kandou are a team of passionate professionals striving to make a mark in the trajectory of the semiconductor industry. Our list of costumers reads like a who's who of the technology world. If you love to be part of a start-up that is challenging established tech giants and you are a proactive problem-solver who is motivated by pushing your limits and challenging the status quo, we have an opportunity for you.
We are actively seeking a resourceful Validation Engineer for our office in Dortmund (Germany).
Experience
- Proven experience with lab and debug equipment used for the measurement of high-speed signals
- Experience working with SerDes, USB3, USB4, PCIe or another relevant high-speed communications bus/protocol would be highly advantageous
- Experience in system level validation of high-speed integrated circuits
- Experience in debugging PCBs and ICs
- Experience interfacing with large OEMs preferred
- At least 5 years of relevant work experience
- Perform protocol validation of Kandou products using compliance tools as such as data exerciser, analyzer and compliance test suite
- Familiar to work with standards, test specifications and equipment vendors
- Experience with Interoperability testing
Skills
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility
- Good communicator and team player, with experience working in cross-functional teams
- Strong interest in test of high-speed digital and analog circuits
- Experience with Python or other object-oriented languages preferred
- Experience using high-speed oscilloscopes, protocol/logic analyzers and other lab equipment
- Ability to multitask in a high energy environment
- Proven track record in protocol validation
- Nice to have: Knowledge of semiconductor test flow
Responsibility
- Protocol validation of high-speed devices
- Support customers and the field team during product design and/or product certification with requirements, design specifications and system debugging.
- Write test scripts or other code to support validation activities
- Build and support product demos for customers and tradeshows
- Collaborate with IP architects, digital and analog design teams
- Documentation of test results and procedures
Education
- Bachelor´s or Master´s degree in EE, CE or equivalent work experience