Validation Technician
Palo Alto, CA
This role is 100% onsite at location on req
Schedule- M-F 8-5/9-6 (1 hour non billable lunch) with some OT depending on business needs (at least 40 hours each week, with OT up to about 45 hours total)
Contract: 3 months
Top Mandatory Skills
- Automotive Validation Technician experience
- Atlassian JIRA experience
- Post-silicon validation using mixed-signal oscilloscopes
- Experience with oscilloscopes, power supplies, and digital multimeters (DMMs)
- Basic programming knowledge (Python preferred)
- Strong troubleshooting and issue tracking skills in JIRA
Responsibilities- Collaborated with the Silicon team to implement test procedures for the *** Autonomous Processor.
- Utilized software interfaces to control test equipment during critical hardware bring-up phases.
- Validated system functionality using standard lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, power analyzers, power supplies, and digital multimeters.
- Fabricated custom test equipment to support the development and validation of automotive electronic components.
- Conducted environmental and electrical testing usingspecialized equipment.
- Managed the calibration and mechanical setup of thermal chambers.
- Troubleshot, identified root causes, and documented failures for test equipment and harnesses.
- Performed precision PCB modifications, including component rework, soldering, and de-soldering.
- Supported the commissioning and deployment of new systems.
Qualifications
- Technical degree or relevant experience in electronics testing.
- Able to read electrical schematics, drawings, and manufacturers product data sheets.
- 7+ years of experience building automated test equipment (ATE) or industrial automation systems.
- Experience using power tools.
- Experience with soldering and circuit board re-work.
- Experience with electrical testing using laboratory tools.
- Ability to use MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
- Able to move/lift test boxes and instrumentation.
- Hands-on approach: proactively identifies and fills in gaps where needed.
Preferred Qualification
- Experience with automotive instrumentation.