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Staff Test Engineer, Hardware Security

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-09-17 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead a team of engineers in developing, implementing, and optimizing security testing and programming solutions for ASIC, SoC, and multi-chiplet devices to ensure product security, integrity, and reliability.

Role type

Staff IC hardware security test engineer (team lead)

Builds

Scalable ATE test programs and custom digital circuitry for on-board boot and security requirements

Domain

Semiconductor hardware security and manufacturing test

Required skills

Hardware security principles, ATE test program development, team leadership, cross-functional coordination, ATE platform operation (Advantest 93K/UF+), Java/VB programming, Unix/Linux scripting, digital circuit design, yield analysis, debug methodology

Preferred skills

Embedded SW development, FPGA programming, PCB schematic capture and layout, Lauterbach Trace32, Perl/Python scripting, SVN/GIT version control

Technologies

Advantest 93K, UF+, Java, VB, Lauterbach Trace32, Perl, Python, SVN, GIT, Unix/Linux

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor hardware security test engineers; coordinate with cross-functional teams (Design, DFT, DV, Software) to create test plans prior to tape-out; develop ATE test programs on 93K/UF+ platforms; analyze test results to improve yield and reduce test time; drive debug efforts for chip fusing functionality and yield issues; design custom digital circuitry for security requirements

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with team leadership