AI Accelerator Test Engineering Lead

Fractile; London Borough of Southwark; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Fractile is seeking a senior Semiconductor Test Engineering leader to drive manufacturing test strategy and silicon production readiness for next-generation AI accelerator devices.

You will oversee test development, pattern bring-up, silicon characterization, and yield optimization, coordinating with design, packaging, and validation teams to ensure scalable, cost-effective test solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in semiconductor test engineering or leadership roles.
• Deep experience with ATE test development (Advantest 93K, Teradyne).
• Strong understanding of DFT (scan, ATPG, LBIST, MBIST), memory testing, and high-speed interface testing.
• Experience managing external test development partners or OSATs.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor test engineering teams.
• Solid background in advanced CMOS nodes and familiarity with external packaging test challenges.
• Expertise in silicon debug, characterization, and correlation across ATE and system-level environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive the manufacturing test strategy for AI accelerator chips with high-speed interfaces.
• Lead a team of test engineers for test planning, program development, pattern bring-up, and yield optimization.
• Manage subcontracted test development partners (OSATs, ATE vendors) with scope, oversight and quality control.
• Define test software architecture, DFT usage, and test pattern development strategies for high-speed logic and memory.
• Collaborate across design, packaging, validation, and operations to ensure robust test coverage and manufacturability.
• Oversee silicon bring-up, correlation, failure analysis, and yield improvement activities.
• Define KPIs for subcontractor performance, test coverage, and cost optimization.

Skills

ATE test development

DFT (scan ATPG LBIST MBIST)

memory testing

high-speed interface testing

external test development partners

team leadership

silicon debug & characterization

advanced CMOS nodes

advanced packaging test

Tools

Advantest 93K

Teradyne

Job description

Fractile is seeking a senior Semiconductor Test Engineering leader to drive manufacturing test strategy and silicon production readiness for next-generation AI accelerator devices.

You will oversee test development, pattern bring-up, silicon characterization, and yield optimization, coordinating with design, packaging, and validation teams to ensure scalable, cost-effective test solutions.