Principal Engineer- Design - San Jose, CA, United States
$131,100 - $222,755 USD yearly
Originally posted 31 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves validating power management solutions, including multiphase digital controllers, Smart Power Stages (SPS), SmartFET, eFuse, and Gate Driver devices.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute comprehensive system validation plans.
- Design and implement validation methodologies, measurement techniques, and test systems.
- Perform hands-on laboratory validation, characterization, and debug of silicon and system platforms.
- Develop automated test solutions using Python, LabVIEW, or similar software tools.
- Analyze validation data, identify root causes, and collaborate with engineering teams to resolve issues.
- Support silicon bring-up activities and contribute to release to market readiness.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 8–12 years of relevant industry experience in semiconductor, power electronics, system validation, or hardware development.
- Strong understanding of analog and digital circuit fundamentals.
- Experience using laboratory equipment such as: Oscilloscopes, Electronic loads, Logic analyzers, Signal and spectrum analyzers.
- Experience troubleshooting complex hardware and silicon-related issues.
Skills: system validation, pre silicon validation, board bring-up, characterization, debug
This role has been open 28 days — well below the 48-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
355
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Median days open
48 d
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Median salary
$166k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | onsemi | All employers we track in this specialty (355 roles · 62 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 6 | 355 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 77 | 2181 · 111 employers |
| Median days open | 49 d | 48 d (+1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $166k |
Skills observed across this category: system validation, pre silicon validation, board bring-up, characterization, debug
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 58 open roles · median 49 d
- Micron Technology · 34 open roles · median 29 d
- Qualcomm · 23 open roles · median 89 d
- Graphcore · 20 open roles · median 103 d
- NVIDIA · 19 open roles · median 25 d
- Microchip Technology · 17 open roles · median 57 d
How we counted: 355 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 62 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 29 Sept 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.