Senior Validation Engineer

CompanyMatchtech

LocationFarnborough, England, United Kingdom

Posted At12/8/2025

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Telecoms and related network installers and repairers

Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled

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£41,700 (£21.38 per hour)

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Description

Our Sat Connect IC business unit, a division of our Satellite Systems business is a leading provider of ASICs, software, multi-beam electronically steered antennas, and complete systems for communication satellites, as well as ground and airborne terminals.

Responsibilities

The Senior Validation Engineer will have the following responsibilities:

Validation of Chipsets verifying functional and performance metrics
Validation of high speed analog IPs
Development and ownership of chip and system test plan with collaboration of development and test teams
Development of test automation in Python for the chip and system test plans
Investigation of root cause of test case failures and providing corrective action in conjunction with the development teams
Execution, development and planning of Chip & System tests and Contribute to the evolution of product quality for ESMA silicon products
Support Test Management tools and continuous integration methodologies
Data analysis and post processing of data collected

Requirements

Batchelor/Master Degree in Electronic/Computer Science Engineering
Experience of testing Telecommunication or Satellite Systems.
Experience of Chip and system testing, especially with Analog, RF and high speed communication blocks
Knowledge in time domain high speed links (SERDES) and associated equipment (BERT, DCA)
Proven experience in program language in an automation test environment (C/C++/Python etc.)
Very good debugging skills. Ability to investigate and root cause the issues observed
Experience in planning, estimating and development of system tests
Defect Tracking and Knowledge Management software (Atlassian JIRA and Confluence preferred)
Knowledge of testing Methodologies
Knowledge of operation of RF test equipment such as Spectrum Analysers, VNAs/PNA’s, Sig. Gens, power meters , high speed sampling scopes, etc.
Excellent Interpersonal skills
Knowledge on RF fundamentals and communications theory
Independent, self-motivated, team player and multitasking capabilities
Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment