# Principal Validation Engineer at Renesas Electronics

- Company: Renesas Electronics
- What the company does: Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial,...
- Company website: https://www.renesas.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Catania, IT
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-28
- Apply by: 2026-11-12
- Apply: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/RenesasElectronics/744000152139749
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/renesas-electronics-principal-validation-engineer/

## About the role

As a Principal Validation Engineer, you will serve as a recognized technical leader within the organization, defining and driving validation strategies for complex power management products and technology platforms. You will play a key role in shaping validation methodologies, influencing product and system architectures, and ensuring every new product meets its electrical, functional, reliability, and performance requirements prior to production release.

## What they're looking for

- Demonstrated technical leadership driving validation activities across multiple product generations, programs, or technology platforms
- Recognized expertise in validation methodologies, test strategy development, and coverage planning for complex mixed-signal and power management ICs
- Deep expertise with laboratory instrumentation including oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, source meters, digital multimeters, waveform generators, logic analyzers, and thermal characterization equipment
- Strong proficiency in Python programming, including development of automated test frameworks, laboratory automation solutions, and data analysis tools
- Extensive experience with board-level analog and digital circuit design, schematic capture, PCB development, and hardware debugging
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate characterization and validation data into actionable product and technology recommendations