Senior Silicon Test & Characterization Engineer

EnSilica Plc; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical healthcare

Pension scheme

26 days annual leave

Life assurance

Discretionary annual bonus

Share option scheme

Hybrid and flexible working

Job summary

EnSilica Plc based at Milton Park (Abingdon) is seeking an experienced analog/mixed-signal test engineer to join our silicon evaluation team. You will conduct bench-level testing, characterization and evaluation of ASICs for automotive/industrial applications, ensuring products meet specifications and are ready for volume production.

You will work closely with silicon design and production teams, developing testing hardware/software, transferring bench tests to mass production and writing

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in electronic engineering or equivalent qualification.
• 5+ years of professional industry experience in a similar role.
• Experience in analogue/mixed-signal silicon testing and characterisation (planning from design specification/datasheet; bench level testing including manual and automated tests; compiling measurement and compliance reports).
• Experience of silicon handover for production.
• Knowledge of analog or mixed-signal test equipment (power supplies, DMMs, oscilloscopes, signal generators, ARBs, Logic Analysers, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers).
• Programming skills ideally one or more of: Bench level automated test programming (Python, LabVIEW).
• Problem solving and debug skills.
• Practical electronics laboratory skills: prototyping, soldering etc.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good IT skills; Windows, MS Office, Linux.
• Experience with microcontrollers (Arduino, Nucleo, Raspberry Pi) is beneficial.
• Experience in software GUI development is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Working with silicon design engineers and other team members to plan and execute detailed bench level silicon test, characterisation and evaluation.
• Develop testing hardware / software and tools for IC validation.
• Apply analysis and statistical skill to process and interpret test data. Generating document/presentation/report.
• Work with product and production engineering in silicon operations to ensure smooth transfer of bench automated tests to mass production test.
• Work on silicon product applications work as required by the relevant business unit.
• Interface with Project Managers, Account Managers and engage in customer facing activities, including writing application notes and customer support documents.
• Contribute to the smooth running of an electronics laboratory through planning and collaboration with colleagues.

Skills

Analog testing

Mixed-signal

Test automation

Python

LabVIEW

Prototyping

Communication

Data management

Electronics

Windows/Linux

Education

Engineering degree in electronic engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

DMMs

Spectrum analyzers

Logic analyzers

ARBs

Arduino / Raspberry Pi

Job description

EnSilica Plc based at Milton Park (Abingdon) is seeking an experienced analog/mixed-signal test engineer to join our silicon evaluation team. You will conduct bench-level testing, characterization and evaluation of ASICs for automotive/industrial applications, ensuring products meet specifications and are ready for volume production.

You will work closely with silicon design and production teams, developing testing hardware/software, transferring bench tests to mass production and writing