Staff Validation Engineer - Power - Austin, Texas, United States
Originally posted 20 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Staff Power Validation Engineer defines and executes power validation strategies for ultra-low-power SoCs. This role serves as the technical expert for post-silicon power validation, characterization, and optimization across mixed-signal SoCs and edge AI devices.
What you'll do
- Lead power validation, characterization, and optimization for mixed-signal SoCs and edge AI devices. - Develop validation methodologies, automation frameworks, and reusable software tools for power analysis and characterization. - Design and execute validation plans covering system-, subsystem-, and block-level power behavior across operating modes, sleep states, AI workloads, and peripheral activity. - Develop embedded firmware and automation software for silicon bring-up, current profiling, and data collection. - Design validation hardware and specify laboratory equipment for precision power measurement and ultra-low-current characterization. - Partner with Architecture, Design, Verification, Firmware, Systems, and Product Engineering teams to debug complex silicon issues and mentor engineers.
What you'll need
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. - 5+ years of experience in silicon validation, power characterization, or low-power SoC development. - Strong understanding of mixed-signal SoCs, embedded systems, and advanced power management architectures. - Experience developing validation automation using Python, TCL, C/C++, or similar languages. - Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, source measurement units (SMUs), picoammeters, and other precision measurement equipment. - Experience with embedded firmware development and ARM-based SoCs. - Proven ability to analyze and debug hardware, firmware, and system-level power issues.
Skills: power validation, post-silicon, characterization, power management architectures, test automation
This role has been open 88 days — well above the 44-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
411
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Median days open
44 d
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Median salary
$172k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Ambiq Micro | All employers we track in this specialty (411 roles · 61 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 411 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 8 | 2227 · 113 employers |
| Median days open | 44 d | 44 d (same as this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $172k |
Skills observed across this category: power validation, post-silicon, characterization, power management architectures, test automation
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 58 open roles · median 45 d
- Micron Technology · 39 open roles · median 41 d
- Qualcomm · 36 open roles · median 30 d
- NVIDIA · 26 open roles · median 25 d
- Microchip Technology · 22 open roles · median 70 d
- Graphcore · 20 open roles · median 123 d
How we counted: 411 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 61 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Oct 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.