EE Verification Engineer

Overview

Lead the end-to-end electrical engineering (EE) verification for cutting-edge consumer electronic devices including VR headsets and wearables, from prototype bring-up through mass production. This hands-on role drives technically rigorous validation across global teams, taking operational ownership of multi-subsystem EE test activities at CM/ODM facilities and ensuring best-in-class hardware quality through each hardware build milestone.

Responsibilities

• Own the planning, scheduling, and execution of comprehensive EE validation test plans across subsystems (Battery/PMIC/Power, SOC, Connectivity, Sensors), ensuring technical sufficiency and resource allocation from P0 through PVT.
• Define, manage, and report on validation milestones and gating items per hardware build phases (P0, P1, P2, EVT, DVT, PVT), maintaining alignment with program schedule and quality targets.
• Oversee signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) validation, including activities such as clock parametric testing, power sequencing validation, PDN (Power Distribution Network) characterization, and baseline power consumption measurements.
• Develop and specify test requirements for bus/interface parametric validation on protocols including I2C, SPI, UART, MIPI, I2S, and high-speed I/O (HSIO).
• Lead execution teams at CM/ODM (e.g., Huaqin Nanchang), ensuring accurate measurement techniques, thorough documentation, and robust adherence to established SOPs.
• Drive EE-level debugging and root cause analysis using Design of Experiments (DOE), collaborating closely with design engineering teams to identify, isolate, and resolve hardware issues.
• Maintain real-time validation progress trackers, JIRA/issue documentation, and status updates for local and global stakeholders.
• Act as the primary communication bridge between external partners/CMs sites and US-based engineering, facilitating cross-timezone validation activities and technical reporting.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• 5+ years of experience in EE validation or verification environments for complex electronic systems.
• Demonstrated expertise in at least two of: signal integrity, power integrity, battery integration, sensors, system coexistence, or memory performance.
• Hands-on experience with SI verification for digital protocols (I2C, SPI, MIPI, I2S, UART, or similar).
• Deep understanding of power management: DC/DC supply topologies, power sequencing, and PDN measurement best practices.
• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals, including the ability to interpret schematic and layout files, and review/understand lab data.
• Proficiency with standard lab equipment (oscilloscope, power supplies, e-loads, function generators, thermal test setups, and probing).
• Proven track record in project management for validation—coordinating test teams and activities across multi-site/global environments.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in Electrical Engineering from a recognized university.
• 7+ years of hands-on EE lab or hardware validation experience, especially for high-volume consumer electronics.
• Prior experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in US/Asia and managing validation workstreams at CM/ODM sites (preferably in Nanchang, China).
• Technical experience with high-speed I/O (HSIO) interface validation and detailed SI/PI simulation correlation.
• Advanced understanding of DOE methodologies for structured hardware issue root cause analysis.
• Familiarity with build phase gating frameworks (P0, P1, P2, EVT, DVT, PVT, ok2fab) for hardware quality management.
• Working knowledge of Python or similar scripting languages for data analysis, validation scripting, or test automation.