Validation Engineering Manager - Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Originally posted 1 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves leading a team responsible for the hardware, software, and automation development for chip validation correlation and characterization.
What you'll do
- Lead a team developing hardware, software, and automation for chip validation correlation and characterization.
- Drive decisions on test strategies in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Own execution of test plans to ensure complete coverage and traceability of feature/system requirements.
- Participate in developing methodologies for chip test and validation from requirements through tape-out.
- Contribute to the continuous development of Tools, Technology, and Flows.
- Develop training and documentation to support the team and product development.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's/master's degree in electrical engineering with experience in silicon test and characterization projects.
- Experience leading engineers or technical projects.
- Strong debug skills and aptitude to resolve complex issues.
- Experience in Characterization, Failure Analysis, Test Development, Statistical analysis, and Customer Support.
- Mixed Signal background with experience in audio and power analysis.
Nice to have
- Mixed-Signal Design & Development experience.
- Experience validating advanced technology, test chips, or early-stage IP.
- Strong background in circuit design, including analog signal chains, power electronics, and audio signal processing.
- Experience in custom test platform development.
- Ability to develop automated test framework and regression test suites in Python or equivalent.
- Experience with supporting hardware (FPGA, DSP, ARM, 8051, JTAG, Scopes, debuggers) and software (Python, C, Assembly, scripts) collateral.
Skills: chip validation, silicon test, characterization, mixed signal, audio
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 43-day median for Post-Silicon Validation roles.
Post-Silicon Validation · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
367
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Median days open
43 d
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Median salary
$169k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Cirrus Logic | All employers we track in this specialty (367 roles · 60 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 367 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 17 | 2170 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 91 d | 43 d (+48 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $169k |
Skills observed across this category: chip validation, silicon test, characterization, mixed signal, audio
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 58 open roles · median 51 d
- Micron Technology · 39 open roles · median 28 d
- Qualcomm · 24 open roles · median 90 d
- NVIDIA · 19 open roles · median 27 d
- Graphcore · 18 open roles · median 103 d
- Microchip Technology · 17 open roles · median 59 d
How we counted: 367 open Post-Silicon Validation (Silicon Validation) roles from 60 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 1 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.