Principal IC Test Development Engineer

Preferred candidate shall demonstrate experience with:
Developing complete industrial test plans for high performance mixed-signal integrated circuits on industry standard Automated Test Equipment (ATE)
Designing custom circuitry on ATE interface boards for testing high-precision high-speed products particularly in regard to layout matching & symmetry impedance control and component selection with attention to bandwidth noise linearity and repeatability
Working with cross-functional engineers at product concept to properly define characterization/validation setups and product manufacturability
Help define Design for Testability (DfT) features/circuits from design concept stage to manufacturability
Working in a cross functional team environment with Analog & Digital Design System Definer Product Engineering Quality Engineering and Applications Engineering to deliver products on schedule on budget
Job includes all administrative aspects of Test Engineering -- customer support data evaluation report generation defining test limits and mass production support

Preferred candidate profile:

BSEE or higher (MSEE preferred) and a minimum of 5 years of test development experience on ATE with high performance integrated circuits

Innovation in test techniques

Advantest 93K (SmarTest8 preferred) and/or Teradyne UltraFllex tester experience or capability and willingness to learn these ATE platforms

Thorough understanding of digital analog and mixed-signal device testing PVT characterization IC qualification product launch and customer RMA support

Experience with statistical data processing designs of experiment test debug and problem solving methodologies to drive best possible test time & test cost reduction and yield enhancement

Working knowledge of and some experience with IC foundries and offshore assembly & test subcons (OSATs)

Familiarity of IC fabrication processes and its effect on test performance

Skill required in reliability failure analysis and circuit debug processes

Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse global product development team from product concept to high volume production

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