Overview

Pragmatic Semiconductors’ Emerging Applications team is focused on development of new design IP and applications in a range of areas, from sensors, analogue circuits to general purpose microcontrollers, and beyond.

The Emerging Applications team works with commercial and technology teams to validate and demonstrate feasibility in new application areas, expanding the IP portfolio available to designers, accelerating time to market, and sparking creativity within the broader ecosystem.

The Graduate Validation Engineer will contribute to the characterisation of novel IP developed in Pragmatics unique FlexIC technology. This role contributes directly to the evaluation and characterisation of manufactured circuitry, analysing device performance across realised process corners. Application domains span both digital and analogue circuity, from ADCs and sensor readouts to microprocessors, communication peripherals and digital display drivers.

Key tasks

• Working alongside Test Development, Data Analysis and Design Engineers to characterise novel IP post-manufacture.
• Root-cause identification of failure modes and performance detractors, how they relate to specific elements of design or the manufacturing process.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement and best practice for testing and evaluation.
• Enthusiasm

Qualifications and training

• Degree or post graduate degree in Electronics, Engineering, Physics or a related subject.

Skills and experience

• Strong understanding of fundamental electronics and circuit theory.
• A strong ability to solve technical problems with many different variables.
  
• Hands on experience of electronic test equipment including oscilloscopes, power supplies, digital pattern generators, and waveform generators.
• Enthusiasm.
• Previous experience using Cadence IC Design Tools (advantageous).
• Previous experience using NI PXI test systems (advantageous).
• Understanding of thin film electronics (advantageous).