Alexander Phillips

About

Principal Test Engineer with a decade of experience in hardware verification and automated test development for the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing industries. Currently at Cadence Design Systems, I build and maintain test infrastructure for silicon verification emulation platforms — working across the full stack from low-level hardware interfaces (PCIe, I2C, SPI, UART) to Python/C automation frameworks and data pipelines. Previously at Jabil, I was certified as a Subject Matter Expert in Test Engineering and led the design of automated testing infrastructure for enterprise-scale emulation platforms. I won multiple awards for innovation, process improvement, and customer service — including the Jabil Star Award and first place in Jabil's Best Practices competition. Technical depth: - Languages: Python, C, Rust, Go, Bash, C++, Java, MATLAB - HDL: SystemVerilog, ABEL - Protocols: PCI, PCIe, I2C, SPI, UART - OS: Linux (GNU), BSD, Windows, macOS - CAD: AutoCAD, CATIA Background in physics and computer engineering (Purdue University, B.S. Computer Engineering, Physics minor) with research experience in dark matter detection (XENON100 experiment) and dye-sensitized solar cells. I'm always open to conversations about hardware verification, silicon validation and embedded/firmware-adjacent engineering roles. Website: alexanderphillips.net

Experience

• Principal Test Engineer at Cadence Design Systems
  Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 6 mos

• Jabil (6 yrs 10 mos)
  • Senior Test Development Engineer
    Mar 2022 - Jan 2023 · 11 mos

    - Certified as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Test Engineering.

  • Test Development Engineer III
    Sep 2019 - Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Test Engineer II
    Jan 2018 - Sep 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

    - Jabil Star Award Recipient. - Jabil Respect, Recognize, Reward Recipient. - First place winner in Jabil Best Practices competition. - Contributions acknowledged on Jabilweb and Jabil.com. - Jabil Kaizen Bronze certified. - Designed​ ​ and​ ​ built​ ​ the​ ​ infrastructure​ ​ for​ ​ automated​ ​ testing​ ​ of​ ​ the​ ​ customer's Enterprise​ ​Emulation​ ​ Platform​ ​ in Python,​ Bash​ and​ C shell​ ​ on​ ​ the​ ​ GNU​ + Linux​ ​ command​ ​ line.​ - Wrote​ ​ tests​ ​ for​ ​ the​ customer's Enterprise​ ​ Emulation​ ​ Platform​​ to​ ​ ensure​ ​ quality​ ​ and​ ​ maintained​ ​ the​ ​ tests​ ​ with​ ​ updates. - Developed​ ​ and​ ​ launched​ ​ a ​ ​ data​ ​ parser​ ​ in​ ​ Python​ ​ for​ ​ collection​ ​ and​ ​ upload​ ​ of​ ​ test​ ​ results​ ​ into​ ​ Jabil’s​ ​ MES​ ​ system. - Worked​ ​ with​ ​ the​ ​ mechanical​ ​ engineering​ ​ team​ ​ to​ ​ develop​ ​ coolant​ ​ flush​ ​ station​ ​ for​ ​ the​ customer's Enterprise​ ​ Emulation​ ​ Platform​​. - Developed​ ​ a ​ ​ visual​ ​ test​ ​ progress​ ​ monitor​ ​ in​ ​ Python​ ​ which​ ​ is​ ​ now​ ​ on​ ​ display​ ​ on​ ​ the​ ​ manufacturing​ ​ floor. - Determined​ ​ design​ ​ flaws​ ​ and​ ​ test​ ​ gaps​ ​ for​ individual customer FRUs and worked with the customers to ensure that the gaps are closed.

• Research Assistant at King Saud University Physics Department
  Jun 2015 - Jun 2015 · 1 mo

  I designed and created several dye­sensitized solar cells and used university equipment to determine the quantum efficiency of each. Also studied possible alternative materials to reduce the cost of the cells.

• Undergraduate Research Assistant at Purdue University
  Aug 2013 - Dec 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos

  I worked on discriminating neutron and gamma recoils detected by the Xenon100 experiment. We were attempting to detect Dark Matter and eventually determine if it is a new elementary particle.

• Intern at Saudi Emircom
  May 2014 - Jun 2014 · 2 mos

  I studied wave demultiplexing and optical fiber splicing.