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)