Staff Test Engineer
Core
Define, develop, validate, and deploy secure provisioning flows for semiconductor manufacturing on ATE, owning the manufacturing execution of security lifecycle transitions and production guardrails.
Role type
Staff Test Engineer (Semiconductor ATE)
Builds
Production-ready test solutions, ATE characterization plans, and test methods for complex SoCs, CPUs, and AI accelerators.
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing and Advanced Test Equipment (ATE)
Required skills
Advantest 93K ATE test program development, SmarTest 7/8, HSIO test/debug (PCIe, UCIe, DDR, SerDes), silicon bring-up, ATE characterization, test architecture, DFT concepts, cross-functional project execution, debug capability across silicon/ATE/firmware.
Preferred skills
Experience with chiplet-based devices, advanced semiconductor products, OSAT collaboration, vendor management for ATE hardware.
Technologies
Advantest 93K, SmarTest 7, SmarTest 8, PCIe, UCIe, DDR, SerDes, PHY BIST, ATPG/Scan, MBIST, Oscilloscopes, BERTs
Responsibilities
Own test enablement for upcoming silicon projects including ATE strategy and hardware configuration; Drive first-silicon bring-up on ATE including issue triage and characterization; Define and implement ATE characterization plans across voltage, frequency, temperature, and process; Develop and maintain ATE test methods, flows, and pattern conversion infrastructure; Guide ATE test hardware development with vendors and OSATs; Work with cross-functional teams to debug complex issues and deliver production-ready test solutions.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic oversight
