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Vishay manufactures one of the world's largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets. We help the world's most in-demand technologies come to life. Every day our products touch your life and the lives of people across the world, though you likely do not know it. Come join us and help us build The DNA of tech.™
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH). Learn more at www.Vishay.com.
Do you want to help us build the DNA of tech.? Vishay Siliconix Ireland is currently seeking applicants for a Senior Staff Applications Verification Engineer for our IC product line.
Responsible for: As a Sr. Staff Applications Verification Engineer, you will contribute to the success of Vishay by working together with applications, verification, design, firmware and systems architecture teams to ensure that Vishay’s proprietary power devices are robust, spec compliant and suitable for volume production.
Job Location:
This position is located Cork, Ireland.
What you will be doing:
• Development of and responsibility for pre-silicon HW emulation and IC Evaluation plans.
• Design of verification IP that allows for portability between UVM pre-silicon verification environments, FPGA-based HW emulation platforms and final silicon.
• System performance evaluation of candidate designs for IC tapeout.
• Responsibility for HW emulation test-plan delivery and completeness prior to IC tapeouts.
• Benchmarking of FPGA and IC applications performance against customer requirements/specifications.
• Development of methodologies and procedures to ensure high levels of data discipline to support HW platform robustness, repeatability of bench-level testing and quality of results.
• Development of lab-based automation for instrument control, HW platform control, data collection and results analysis.
• Design, development and maintenance of HW platforms to support IC designs.
• Protocol compliance testing of proprietary digital communications interfaces.
• Verification of digital protocol interfaces for full specification compliance.
• Planning, tracking and reporting of project progress against key milestones
• Project management, planning and status tracking.
• Structured issue tracking & reporting.
You will have a comprehensive, demonstrable background in power semiconductors / semiconductor physics and/or electronics engineering. You will approach tasks in a logic-based way, along with having the ability and motivation to develop novel and creative ideas. Your communication skills will enable seamless collaboration both with our manufacturing partners and internally, and you will know how to build and maintain lasting relationships in international and cross-functional project teams.
• PhD, post-graduate or degree qualification in Electronic Engineering or similar.
• 10+ years' relevant engineering experience.
• Experience and knowledge of power conversion.
• Extensive experience in the development and ownership of design evaluation plans.
• Experience in HW emulation as a tool for pre-silicon verification of IC designs.
• Development of FPGA-based IC verification plans to support UVM verification.
• Performance and completeness verification of designs on FPGA platforms prior to IC tapeouts.
• Deep understanding of power systems and insight into performance improvements and optimizations
• Excellent debug and analytical skills for root cause identification of issues in FPGA or IC environments.
• Experience supporting product applications teams and responding to customer issues.
• Experience in the management of a structured, organized, lab environment.
• Excellent organizational, planning and communications skills.
• Experience of working in wide-ranging roles and flexible environments.
• Knowledge of the IC product development cycle and the ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• The ability to support and mentor less experienced team members
What can we offer you for your talent:
Vishay offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs including health care coverage, financial support programs and other resources designed to help you achieve your personal and professional goals. With us, you'll experience unique career paths, an open and collaborative culture, a stable business that will be there for you, and opportunities to work globally and locally.
Do you have the skills we need? Are you ready to power your career as you power the world? If so, apply today.
Skills Required
- Experience using the VISHAY Design Database
- Ability to perform technical calculations and simulations
- Experience analyzing customer technical setups for product integration
- Experience preparing technical proposals and providing quotes
- Proven stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination skills
- Experience designing concepts for project investments, partnerships, or acquisitions
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision insurance are consistently included, and coverage is described as good in multiple locations. Employee assistance and wellness initiatives further reinforce the core medical offering.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is part of the standard U.S. package, providing structured retirement savings support. Legacy pension arrangements are frozen, making the 401(k) the primary vehicle for retirement benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave are part of the offering across sites. PTO and occasional flexibility contribute to a manageable work‑life rhythm.
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Vishay manufactures one of the world’s largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets. Serving customers worldwide, Vishay is The DNA of tech™ Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH). More on Vishay at www.Vishay.com. Vishay offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs including health care coverage, financial support programs and other resources designed to help you achieve your personal and professional goals. With us, you'll experience unique career paths, an open and collaborative culture, a stable business that will be there for you, and opportunities to work globally and locally. Do you have the skills we need? Are you ready to power your career as you power the world? If so, apply today. It is the policy of Vishay to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy/childbirth, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or perceived disability, genetic information, citizenship, veteran or military status or a person’s relationship or association with a protected veteran, including spouses and other family members, marital or domestic partner status, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Vishay is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact [email protected] assistance. Equal Opportunity Employer
