ATE Test Manager Senior Manager

Imagine being part of a team thats redefining the future of mobilitywhere your ideas dont just sit in a lab but power next-generation technology. At indie we are developing cutting-edge semiconductors photonics and radar sensors and systems for automotive industrial and adjacent markets. Our innovations are at the heart of advanced intelligent sensing and user experience applications pushing the boundaries of whats possible.

If youre passionate about groundbreaking technology and want to make a real impact alongside a fast-paced team that thrives on creativity and collaboration wed love to have you on board!

As a Manager/Director of ATE Test Engineering you will lead the development validation and deployment of test solutions for advanced RF analog and mixed-signal SoCs at indie Semiconductor.

You will build and scale a high-performing test engineering team while collaborating closely with design product and process engineering to ensure robust test coverage high yield and seamless integration into high-volume automotive-grade manufacturing. Your deep expertise in V93000 test platforms advanced technology nodes silicon debug and ATE infrastructure will directly shape product quality production efficiency and time-to-market across indies ADAS and Autotech portfolio.

This is a highly technical and impactful leadership role suited for an engineering leader who thrives in a fast-paced innovation-driven environment.

The role reports to the EVP of Product and Test Engineering.

Location: Aliso Viejo CA (hybrid)

• Lead mentor and grow the Test Engineering team across junior mid-level and senior engineers including resource allocation performance management and career development.
• Demonstrated track record of building and leading high-performing engineering teams including hiring mentoring and performance management.
• Drive indies overall ATE test strategy aligning test priorities with product roadmap and business objectives.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration with design product engineering foundry and operations teams.
• Own and scale ATE development infrastructure including hardware configuration management tester scheduling and lab capacity planning.
• Modernize automation infrastructure using AI-driven tools for test program management including CI/CD pipelines for test code validation and release.
• Lead post-silicon validation and silicon bring-up efforts owning debug root cause analysis of circuit marginalities and coordination with design and product engineering teams.

• 10 years of experience with a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
• 5 years experience managing a team of ATE Test Engineers.
• Deep hands-on experience with Advantest V93000 (93K) tester running SmartTest 8 (SMT8) including test program development debug tester bring-up and cell-level infrastructure management in an advanced development center environment.
• Proven hands-on experience operating and owning lab environments including managing physical test cell setups load boards and tester resources at scale.
• Strong understanding of digital RF and analog design fundamentals as well as Design for Test (DFT) and manufacturing concepts.
• Demonstrated experience with advanced technology nodes including RF SOI and FinFET processes for large-scale SoCs.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g. Perl Python) and high-level languages (e.g. C/C or Java) with strong programming skills for writing and debugging test programs and hardware-related issues.

indie Semiconductor and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age ancestry color marital status medical condition mental or physical disability national origin race religion political and/or third-party affiliation sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

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