Junior Validation Engineer

About Axiro Semiconductor

Axiro Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor design company headquartered in Bengaluru, driving innovation in RF, wireless infrastructure, satellite communication (Satcom), and high-speed connectivity solutions. Backed by CG Power & Industrial Solutions Ltd. part of the 120-year-old Murugappa Group. Axiro represents India’s leap into the global semiconductor arena.

With millions of chips already powering global networks, a world-class team across India, the US, and Europe, and cutting-edge expertise spanning RF, mmWave, GaN, and next-generation communication technologies, Axiro is engineering the future of how the world connects, computes, and communicates.

For more information, please visit: www.axiro.com

Job Description

• Lead RF post-silicon validation of LNAs, Driver amplifiers, RF switches, PAs, beamformers, and transceivers.
• Own characterization of key RF parameters including:
• S-parameters (Gain, Return Loss, Isolation), Smith chart, Noise Figure, IIP3 / OIP3, P1dB, Phase Noise, EVM, ACPR, Harmonics and Spurious emissions
• Perform CW, pulsed, modulated and timing validation where applicable.
• Execute validation across voltage, temperature, and process corners.
• Drive silicon bring-up and perform deep root cause analysis of performance deviations.
• Develop automation frameworks using Python (PyVISA, SCPI) for scalable validation.
• Support production, test handover and characterization correlation.
• Generate comprehensive validation reports and data summaries.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical engineering.
• 0-2 years of experience in RF Bench Validation and Characterization.
• Strong understanding of RF fundamentals: impedance matching, stability Analysis, noise mechanisms, and linearity concepts.
• Hands-on experience with VNAs, spectrum/signal analysers, RF signal generators, power meters, and noise figure setups.
• Understanding of lab instruments like power supplies, DMMs, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, PNAx, etc.

Preferred

• Exposure to automation-driven validation and large-scale characterization matrices.
• Experience in soldering small SMD components.
• Knowledge of communication protocols like SPI, I2C, I3C, SCPI, etc.
• Knowledge of PCB design.