CareerPlan

Staff Test Engineer

Austin, TexasFull-time$198k–$268k2026-10-23 → 2026-10-24

Core

Own ATE test enablement, first-silicon bring-up, characterization, and production release for complex SoCs on Advantest 93K.

Role type

Staff Test Engineer (Semiconductor Manufacturing)

Builds

Production-ready test solutions for wafer sort, final test, SLT, OSAT release, and HVM.

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing and Advanced Test Equipment (ATE)

Required skills

Advantest 93K, SmarTest 8, HSIO test/debug, test architecture, silicon bring-up, ATE characterization, pattern conversion, binning strategy, cross-functional execution

Preferred skills

PCIe, UCIe, DDR, SerDes, PHY BIST, protocol-based test, IO topology, bench-to-ATE correlation, oscilloscopes, BERTs, emulation, simulation

Technologies

Advantest 93K, SmarTest 7/8, PCIe, UCIe, DDR, SerDes, PHY BIST, ATPG/Scan, MBIST, BERTs, oscilloscopes

Responsibilities

Own test enablement for upcoming silicon projects including ATE strategy and hardware configuration; Drive first-silicon bring-up including issue triage and characterization execution; Define and implement ATE characterization plans across voltage, frequency, temperature, and HSIO margins; Develop and maintain ATE test methods, flows, and production test content; Guide ATE test hardware development with vendors and OSATs; Work with Design, DFT, Firmware, and OSATs to debug complex issues and deliver production-ready solutions

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC