Join Our Team at Kandou
Challenges are our drive, innovation our calling. At Kandou, we are a team of passionate professionals making a mark in the semiconductor industry. As a leading innovator in high-speed and energy-efficient chip-chip link solutions, we continuously develop to meet the demands of today's and tomorrow's electronics industry. If you thrive in a high-tech scale-up environment and are motivated by pushing your limits and challenging the status quo, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
Position: Validation Engineer
We are actively seeking a resourceful Validation Engineer for our office in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Experience Required
- Proven experience with lab and debug equipment used for the measurement of high-speed signals
- Experience with SerDes, USB3, USB4, PCIe, or other relevant high-speed communications protocols is highly advantageous
- Experience in system-level validation of high-speed integrated circuits
- Proficient in debugging PCBs and ICs
- Experience interfacing with large OEMs preferred
- Experience in DDRx memory validation
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience
- Perform protocol validation of Kandou products using compliance tools such as data exercisers, analyzers, and compliance test suites
- Familiarity with standards, test specifications, and equipment vendors
- Experience with interoperability testing
- Embedded software experience is a plus
Skills Required
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility
- Effective communicator and team player, with experience in cross-functional teams
- Strong interest in testing high-speed digital and analog circuits
- Experience with Python or other object-oriented programming languages preferred
- Proficiency 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
Responsibilities
- Conduct 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 trade shows
- Collaborate with IP architects and digital and analog design teams
- Document test results and procedures
Education
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Engineering (CE), or equivalent work experience.
If this is the role you have been looking for and you want to be part of a growing company with an exciting future, then we would love to hear from you. Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.