Systems Validation Engineer – Power Adapters

Type (Full-time, part-time etc.): Full-time

Reports To: Director of Systems Engineering

Location: San Diego, CA USA or Toronto, Ontario Canada

About Us:

Silanna Semiconductor is a privately held semiconductor company that develops disruptive technologies and products that address market needs in high efficiency power conversion. The company provides DC/DC and AC/DC integrated circuits that deliver Best-in-Class Efficiency so that its customers can build end products with Breakthrough Power Density. Silanna has a global footprint with design centers and satellite offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia and is an ISO 9001 certified company.

About the Role:

We are looking for a System Validation Engineer with strong knowledge of Power Adapters, to join our Power Management business unit.

 Duties and Responsibilities

• As a systems validation engineer, your work will be critical to the success of the digitally controlled AC-DC product line. As such, your responsibilities will include:
  • Validation of pre-silicon and post-silicon internal power management solutions.
    • Maintaining and updating internal python testing platform/scripts.
    • Developing, simulating, and capturing in schematic FPGA + discrete analog implementations of next generation silicon solutions.
    • Developing RTL code to test new features with digital verification simulations and FPGA analysis. Working closely with digital design team to transfer the RTL code into future products.
    • Leading the design validation testplan completion and debugging using our in-house automated testbench.
    • Presenting the results at various company phase-gate points to the rest of the functional groups.
  • Simulation of product performance in applications.
  • Support the development of online simulation and design tools.
  • Support Silanna at technical conferences. Present papers, seminars, and support customer questions at display booths.
  • Provide training for Field Applications Engineers to enhance skills in circuit design, component selection, magnetics design, and design for cost.
• May require periodic travel for support of customers’ product development.

About You:

Required Skills and Experience

• BS in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
• MS in Electrical Engineering preferred
• Strong understanding of AC-DC power topologies including Flyback, Boost, Forward, and LLC.
• Circuit simulation using Spice, PSIM, Cadence or similar tools.
• Strong working knowledge of Python and Verilog.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Comfortable communicating at all levels of internal and external organizations.
  • Must be confident in presenting complicated results and working with multiple functional groups to resolve issues uncovered during validation.
  • Create and present validation test results to multiple functional groups.