Bench PMIC & Power Device Validation Engineer

Bench PMIC & Power Device Validation Engineer

• Location: Coimbatore, Bengaluru , India
• Work Mode: Onsite
• Experience: 3 -10 Years

Role Overview

We are looking for a Bench PMIC & Power Device Validation Engineer with hands-on experience in validation, characterization, and debugging of PMICs and power semiconductor devices. The role involves developing high-power validation platforms, executing silicon bring-up, performing board-level validation, and supporting product qualification activities. The engineer will collaborate closely with Design, Product Engineering, Reliability, PCB Design, Manufacturing, and Applications teams throughout the product development lifecycle. Bench Validation & Characterization Board & Hardware Development Laboratory Equipment Automation & Programming Power Engineering Knowledge

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and debug bench validation setups for PMICs and power semiconductor devices.
• Perform first silicon bring-up, engineering validation, functional verification, and device characterization.
• Design, review, and debug evaluation boards, interface boards, load boards, adapter boards, and custom validation fixtures.
• Develop high-current and high-voltage validation platforms for engineering evaluation.
• Conduct schematic review, PCB validation, power sequencing verification, and board-level debugging.
• Integrate connectors, relays, contactors, protection circuits, current sensing circuits, and safety interlocks for high-power applications.
• Implement thermal management solutions including heat sinks, cooling systems, thermal sensors, and monitoring circuits.
• Characterize electrical parameters including BV, VTH, RDS(on), Leakage Current, Gate Charge, Switching Time, Rise/Fall Time, Switching Loss, Conduction Loss, SOA, Efficiency, Load Regulation, and Line Regulation.
• Validate Power MOSFETs, IGBTs, SiC MOSFETs, GaN devices, PMICs, BMS, DC-DC Converters, LDOs, Gate Drivers, Smart Power ICs, Motor Drivers, LED Drivers, and Power Modules.
• Develop automation scripts for instrument control, data acquisition, regression testing, and reporting.
• Perform systematic root cause analysis for hardware, firmware, silicon, and board-level issues.
• Prepare validation reports, characterization reports, reliability documentation, and support NPI, product qualification, and customer validation activities.
• Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE), Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE), Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering (EIE), Instrumentation Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems, VLSI Design, Microelectronics, Semiconductor Technology, or a related engineering discipline.
• 3- 10 years of experience in PMIC or power semiconductor bench validation and characterization.
• Experience with first silicon validation, board bring-up, hardware debugging, and product characterization.
• Strong understanding of laboratory validation methodologies and engineering documentation.
• Technical Skills Power Semiconductor Validation
• PMIC Validation
• Power MOSFET Validation
• IGBT Validation
• SiC MOSFET Validation
• GaN Device Validation
• BMS Validation
• DC-DC Converter Validation
• LDO Validation
• Gate Driver Validation
• Smart Power IC Validation
• Motor Driver Validation
• LED Driver Validation
• Power Module Validation
• First Silicon Bring-up
• Engineering Validation
• Silicon Characterization
• Functional Verification
• Reliability Testing
• Root Cause Analysis
• Board-Level Debugging
• Power Sequencing Validation
• High-Voltage & High-Current Validation
• Evaluation Board Development
• Interface Board Design
• Load Board Development
• Adapter Board Development
• Power Distribution Board Review
• PCB Review
• High-Current PCB Layout Review
• Bus Bar Implementation
• Kelvin Sensing
• Thermal Management Solutions
• High-Power Programmable DC Power Supplies
• Source Measure Units (SMUs)
• Electronic Loads
• Precision Power Analyzer
• High-Bandwidth Oscilloscope
• High-Voltage Differential Probes
• High-Current Current Probes
• Digital Multimeter (DMM)
• LCR Meter
• Function Generator
• Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG)
• Temperature Chamber
• Python
• PyVISA / SCPI
• LabVIEW
• MATLAB
• C
• C++
• Embedded C
• Instrument Automation
• Data Acquisition Automation
• Power Integrity (PI)
• Thermal Analysis
• High-Voltage Isolation
• Creepage & Clearance
• Reliability & Stress Testing
• Silicon Characterization
• Hardware Debugging
• Validation Methodologies
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