Electrical Validation Engineer, L4
Snap Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Palo Alto • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $157,000 - $235,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Python
About the role
- Perform hands-on validation tests of electrical hardware prototypes, subsystems, and integrated products using various lab equipment
- Assist in setting up and configuring validation test benches, including connecting lab equipment, custom fixtures, and test automation systems
- Collect and organize test data, performing initial analysis to identify trends or deviations from expected behavior
- Support senior engineers and reliability engineers in debugging hardware and system-level issues by isolating problems, reproducing failures, and gathering relevant diagnostic information
- Accurately document test procedures, results, observations, and bug reports
- Own the development and improvement of simple test scripts and automation routines for data collection
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including design, firmware, software, and test engineering to understand specifications and contribute to problem resolution
- Independently characterize basic electrical parameters like power consumption, signal integrity, and timing under various conditions
- Actively seek to learn new validation methodologies, tools, and hardware technologies from senior team members and industry best practices
Requirements
- Associate's degree in Electronics, Electrical, or relevant technical field
- 5+ years of experience in electrical hardware validation, test engineering, or a related field
- Experience with embedded systems, microcontrollers, or FPGAs
- Foundational understanding of electrical engineering principles, including digital and analog circuits, power electronics, and basic signal integrity concepts
- Hands-on experience with common lab test and measurement equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, function generators)
- Basic proficiency with scripting languages for test automation (e.g., Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW)
- Experience with debugging hardware in a lab environment
Benefits
- paid parental leave
- comprehensive medical coverage
- emotional and mental health support programs
- compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
electrical hardware validationtest engineeringembedded systemsmicrocontrollersFPGAselectrical engineering principlesdigital circuitsanalog circuitspower electronicssignal integrity
Soft skills
problem resolutioncollaborationcommunicationanalytical skillsattention to detailindependenceadaptabilitylearning agility
Certifications
Associate's degree in ElectronicsAssociate's degree in Electrical