IC Validation Engineer
Confidential
Posted: January 30, 2026
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Quick Summary
We are seeking an IC Validation Engineer to join our team, where you will be responsible for validating the quality of semiconductor chips, ensuring they meet the required specifications and standards.
Required Skills
Job Description
https://www.kandou.ai/Challenges are our drive, innovation our calling. We at Kandou are a team of passionate accomplished professionals making a mark in the semiconductor industry. We're an innovative leader in high-speed and energy efficient chip-chip link solutions critical to the evolution of the electronics industry, continuously developing to meet the demands of not just the customers of today, but of tomorrow too. If you love to be part of a high-tech scale-up and are motivated by pushing your limits and challenging the status quo, we have an opportunity for you.
We are actively seeking a resourceful Validation Engineer for our office in Lausanne (Switzerland).
Experience
Proven experience with lab and debug equipment used for the measurement of high-speed signals
Experience working with SerDes, USB3, USB4, PCIe or another relevant high-speed communications bus/protocol would be highly advantageous
Experience in system level validation of high-speed integrated circuits
Experience in debugging PCBs and ICs
Experience interfacing with large OEMs preferred
Experience in DDRx memory validation
At least 5 years of relevant work experience
Perform protocol validation of Kandou products using compliance tools as such as data exerciser, analyzer and compliance test suite
Familiar to work with standards, test specifications and equipment vendors
Experience with Interoperability testing
Experience with embedded software would be a plus
Skills
Self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility
Good communicator and team player, with experience working in cross-functional teams
Strong interest in test of high-speed digital and analog circuits
Experience with Python or other object-oriented languages preferred
Experience using high-speed oscilloscopes, protocol/logic analyzers and other lab equipment
Ability to multitask in a high energy environment
Proven track record in protocol validation
Nice to have: Knowledge of semiconductor test flow
Responsibility
Protocol validation of high-speed devices
Support customers and the field team during product design and/or product certification with requirements, design specifications and system debugging.
Write test scripts or other code to support validation activities
Build and support product demos for customers and trade-shows
Collaborate with IP architects, digital and analog design teams
Documentation of test results and procedures
Education
Bachelor´s or Master´s degree in EE, CE or equivalent work experience
If this is the role you have been looking for and you want to be part of a growing Company, with an exciting future then we would really love to hear from you. Together We Kandou It!
https://www.kandou.ai/