Electrical Test Engineer

SGS Consulting
Redmond, WA

Electrical Test & Verification – Power Electronics


Candidate will

  • Work on wearable devices, defining power measurement methodologies and bringing up power validation from early proof-of-concept through mass production.
  • implement validation infrastructure to support automation of power measurements and ensure the product meets power KPIs.
  • collaborate with Power and Performance architecture and cross-functional software, firmware, and hardware teams to debug power issues and validate power subsystems from concept to OK2Ship phase.


Job Responsibilities:

• Validate and characterize power subsystems from early proof-of-concept to mass production

• Bring up, debug, and validate power circuitry on prototype hardware

• Develop and maintain automation frameworks for power measurement and testing

• Execute test cases related to power validation

• Capture power consumption data under different use cases

• Report issues in bug tracking systems and debug with hardware and software teams

• Support root cause analysis for power, SoC/Memory, and other components

• Maintain and improve validation test reports, plans, and test instructions

• Debug power issues with cross-functional software, firmware, and hardware teams


Qualifications

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent work experience

Overall Years of Experience: 3+ years of experience validating power subsystems for consumer devices


Must-Have Skills:

  • Working knowledge of Bucks, Boost, LDOs, Load Switches, Fuel Gauge, SoC power, etc.
  • Basic understanding of Android OS, Linux kernel, and SoC power architecture
  • Familiarity with communication protocols — I2C, SPI, UART
  • Experience defining validation plans for power subsystems
  • Experience capturing power consumption data under different use cases
  • Experience using lab equipment (multimeters, power supplies, loads, oscilloscopes, data acquisition units)
  • Writing scripts in Python/LabView


Nice-to-have Skills

  • Experience with Qualcomm chipsets and Qualcomm SOC
  • Deeper understanding of SOC power architecture
  • Worked on consumer electronic devices


Interview: 2 Rounds – Behavioral and technical – 30 minutes each

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