Senior Manager, Validation Engineering

Atlanta, GA or San Jose, CA (Hybrid: 3 days/week in office)

Overview
Join a premier chip and silicon IP provider's Memory Interface Chip
business unit. Work with leading inventors and engineers to develop products
that enhance data speed and security. This full-time role involves managing a
team to validate and characterize high-quality memory buffer chips. Requires
expertise in processor-memory interfaces, DDR topologies and protocols,
high-speed signaling, signal integrity, and power integrity.

Responsibilities

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  Partner with cross-functional
  teams including design, architecture, verification, and operations to
  deliver products.
• 
  Own and improve validation
  methodologies for enhanced coverage and faster time-to-market.
• 
  Manage bench validation team;
  perform hands-on validation and characterization (20-30% daily).
• 
  Develop software for lab
  automation.
• 
  Collaborate with external
  partners on test equipment, PCB manufacturing, and assembly.
• 
  Handle project planning, resource
  allocation, and budgeting.
• 
  Grow the team (current size:
  12-15; plan to add 2-3 reports).

Requirements

Qualifications

• 
  B.S. or M.S. in Electrical
  Engineering.
• 
  Track record of growing teams
  with focus on organization and methodology development.
• 
  Expert Python programming for
  validation automation and data analysis.
• 
  Knowledge of processor/memory
  architecture and specifications.
• 
  Experience in bench testing; ATE
  or system testing a plus.
• 
  Strong in DDR4/DDR5 bench
  validation and electrical characterization.
• 
  SerDes, PCIe, or PHY experience
  preferred.
• 
  Leadership experience managing
  2-5+ reports or demonstrated in IC roles; hands-on technical leaders
  preferred (30-40% lab/bench work, scripting).
• 
  Ideal from mid-sized or smaller
  companies.

Benefits

Compensation
Base: Midpoint ~$193k, based on experience. Bonus: 20%. RSUs: $145K
vesting over 4 years. Benefits: 401(k) match, employee stock purchase plan,
medical/dental, PTO, gym membership.