Functional Validation
Originally posted 28 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves validating all division products to ensure functionality and performance adequacy with specifications.
What you'll do
- Develop the validation environment, including test suite definition, lab test bench setup, hardware, stimuli development, automation, and documentation.
- Oversee the analysis and resolution of technical challenges throughout validation.
- Participate in customer support and integration based on product expertise.
- Collaborate with product development teams (Design, Architecture, Firmware, embedded software) and application teams.
- Reuse existing tools and propose improvements for methods and tools.
What you'll need
- Object-oriented programming languages (preferably Python, C)
- Version management tools (git, svn)
- Software, Hardware knowledge and debug capabilities
- Knowledge of Embedded electronics / computing (real time)
- Knowledge of Laboratory tools (oscilloscope, signal generator)
- Knowledge of Transmission protocols (I2C, I3C, SPI, MIPI)
- Experience: 7 to 12 years
Skills: Lab validation, characterization, FPGA prototyping, circuit silicon, test bench, oscilloscope
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This role has been open 42 days — slightly above the 40-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
451
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Median days open
40 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$168k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | STMicroelectronics | All employers we track in this specialty (451 roles · 66 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 451 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 46 | 2383 · 120 employers |
| Median days open | 34 d | 40 d (−6 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $168k |
Skills observed across this category: Lab validation, characterization, FPGA prototyping, circuit silicon, test bench, oscilloscope
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 63 open roles · median 42 d
- Qualcomm · 40 open roles · median 33 d
- Micron Technology · 33 open roles · median 43 d
- NVIDIA · 24 open roles · median 37 d
- Microchip Technology · 23 open roles · median 82 d
- Apple · 20 open roles · median 13 d
How we counted: 451 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 66 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.