asteralabs

Principal Electronics Engineer - Board Validation

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At a Glance

Location
San Jose, California, United States
Experience
10+ years
Posted
2026-02-23T19:08:15-05:00

Key Requirements

Required Skills

Python

Domain Knowledge

  • Environmental
  • Regulatory

Requirements

Demonstrated strong skills in electronic circuit analysis, comprehensive testing and debug

Define/refine hardware test methodologies and identify appropriate test equipment

Expert understanding of design and test for power regulators, PDNs, Bode, clock gens

Ability to produce test description from a schematic design, and execute and document results

Demonstrated knowledge of the full hardware product lifecycle from Project Kick-off to RTM

Lab equipment for hardware test - oscilloscopes, e-loads, VNA, TDR, environmental chambers, etc.

Responsibilities

Support the Hardware Electrical Design teams with de-risking circuits and modules from project kick-off to gerber out.

Develop comprehensive hardware electrical validation plans using correct test methods and processes.

Bring up the PCBAs upon arrival in the lab, and execute the electrical validation plans to validate all circuits on the board.

Debug complex multi-point failures in hardware - power regulators, DPMs, clock synthesizers, digital control paths, I2C, SPI, etc.

Rework components on the PCBAs to unblock debugging activities.

Pre-empt and de-risk system validation architectures - collaborate with the System Validation teams.