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Protingent

Design Validation Engineer

Protingent, Redmond, Washington, United States, 98052

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Position Title: Design Validation Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Design Validation Engineer opportunity located in Redmond, WA.

Job Responsibilities

Develop and execute detailed hardware validation and verification plans for complex analog, digital, and embedded systems.

Collaborate closely with hardware design, integration, and systems engineering teams to ensure product requirements are accurately tested and validated.

Design and perform board-level bring-up, debug, and validation of new hardware, including testing of microcontrollers, SoCs, FPGAs, power supplies, and communication interfaces (e.g., SPI, I2C, CAN, QSPI).

Create and maintain test cases, test procedures, and traceability matrices that align with project and regulatory requirements (e.g., GEVS, SMC-S-016).

Perform hands-on bench testing and electrical debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and other lab equipment.

Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for hardware issues uncovered during validation or integration phases.

Job Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, 5+ years of experience in board-level design verification for aerospace, automotive, or consumer electronics products

Experience developing requirements, plans, and procedures for product design verification

Experience: Developing and executing verification plans, test cases, and test procedures to ensure the proper functioning of hardware designs

Excellent communication and leadership skills, Excellent board-level electrical circuit troubleshooting and debugging skills

Strong hands-on soldering skills, including experience with both through-hole and surface-mount components as part of hardware preparation for testing

Proven experience in design verification for hardware systems, including experience with board-level debugging and analysis

Ability to work in a team-oriented environment and collaborate effectively across disciplines

Preferred Job Qualifications

Solid understanding of EE and test fundamentals with emphasis on power electronics

Experience with the design or test of circuit boards with complex microcontrollers, system-on-chip (SOC), or FPGAs. Experience with design or test of communication buses, switching power supplies, electric motors, IMUs, sensors, RF, and high-speed electrical signal characterization.

Experience with the definition of test requirements or the development of manufacturing test equipment

Experience with the development of acceptance, production, and qualification test plans and associated aerospace standards (GEVS / SMC-S-016)

Experience with the development of automated test systems. Proven experience in design verification for hardware systems, including experience with board-level debugging and analysis

Experience with incoming calibration checks and developing calibration procedures

Experience in reviewing requirements to support various test phases

Experience as the technical lead, leading small groups of other test engineers across multiple designs. Hands-on experience with IO bring-up and compliance testing for protocols such as SPI, QSPI, I2C, I3C, and CAN bus

Familiarity with programming languages used in automation, such as Python, C, or similar.

Job Details

Job Type: Contract

Location: Redmond, WA.

Pay Rate Range: $60-80/hr.

Benefits Package Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.

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