Validation Engineering Intern

About the role

SiTime is the Precision Timing company. Timing is the heartbeat of all electronics, ensuring performance, resilience and scalability. For decades, quartz devices, non-silicon technology, have kept systems in sync, but they struggle in harsher, more demanding environments. MEMS-based Precision Timing delivers greater accuracy, smaller size and resilience. Today, MEMS timing powers over 400 applications, including high-growth ones in AI datacenters, automated driving, industrial and humanoid robots, wearables and IoT. Our semiconductor MEMS programmable solutions offer a rich feature set that enables customers to differentiate their products with higher performance, smaller size, lower power, and better reliability. With more than 4 billion devices shipped, SiTime is changing the timing industry. For more information, visit: www.sitime.com . Job Summary The Validation Engineering Intern assists other validation team members in performing extensive bench testing and data collection to ensure that our integrated circuits meet the performance and functionality targets. Validation engineering interns also work closely with design engineers to assist in performing experiments and in-depth investigations for future designs. It is not necessary to meet all job requirements to be a qualified candidate for the position.

Responsibilities

• Automate lab data collection and data analysis using python programming language
• Work on schematic design of high-speed signal PCB
• Debug and analyze failures in devices returned by customers
• Develop and document bench testing platforms for device validation and characterization
• Conduct work for timing products including but not limited to synthesizers, buffers, analog and digital PLLs
• Elaborate validation plans and execute validation tasks
• Analyze bench data and prepare reports summarizing device performance

Requirements

Active enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate engineering degree program

Field of Study: Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related technical field

Hands-on experience in the following areas is a plus:

• Serial communication protocols (I2C, SPI, RS232, UART, USB, CAN)
• Design tools for schematic and layout of mixed-signal PCB, preferably Allegro
• PCB signal integrity simulation tools, preferably Hyperlynx and Ansys
• PLLs and timing devices including synthesizers and buffers
• One year experience of regular use of python language
• Knowledge of lab automation using LabVIEW and/or python
• Prior industry experience is a plus
• English proficiency is required, including the ability to effectively communicate, collaborate, and perform job responsibilities in a professional business environment.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills (written and verbal)
• Problem solver
• Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions
• Hands-on attitude in a lab environment
• A positive attitude and motivation to learn new skills
• High level of self-motivation and drive to make an impact