ATE RF Test Engineer – RF Semiconductor Validation & Test Development

Best NanoTech; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Best NanoTech in Coimbatore, India, is seeking an ATE RF Test Engineer to drive RF semiconductor validation, characterization, and automated test development. This onsite role involves developing RF ATE test programs, supporting silicon bring-up, and collaborating with RF Design, Manufacturing, and Reliability teams across the product lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with RF ATE platforms, RF measurements, and production test development, plus familiarity with wireless

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in electronics/telecommunications or related field required.
• 3-10 years of RF semiconductor validation, characterization, or ATE RF test development in production/engineering environments.
• Hands-on experience with RF ATE platforms and RF measurements.

Responsibilities

• Develop RF ATE test programs from scratch for Wafer Sort (WS) and Final Test (FT).
• Design, debug, and optimize RF functional, parametric, characterization, and production test solutions.
• Perform RF transmitter (TX) and receiver (RX) validation and characterization.
• Execute RF measurements including Output Power, Gain, EVM, ACPR, Harmonics, Spurious Emissions, Phase Noise, Frequency Error, Receiver Sensitivity, and BER.
• Develop RF calibration routines to improve measurement accuracy across ATE platforms.
• Analyze Wafer Sort and Final Test data to optimize yield, test limits, and test time.
• Develop and debug RF load boards, RF probe cards, calibration boards, and RF interface hardware.
• Perform ATE-to-bench correlation and validate RF measurement accuracy.
• Develop automation scripts for RF test execution, engineering analysis, and reporting.
• Support NPI, EV, Product Qualification, Characterization, Reliability, and Production Release activities.
• Work closely with RF Design, Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Reliability, Applications, Foundry, and Customer Engineering teams.
• Prepare technical documentation and contribute to continuous improvement of RF production test methodologies.

Skills

RF ATE test development

RF measurements

Production test development

Automated test scripts

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE)

Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)

Instrumentation Engineering

Embedded Systems

VLSI Design

Tools

Teradyne Magnum RF

NI Semiconductor Test System (NI STS RF)

Job description

• Work Mode: Onsite
• Experience: 3 -10 Years
• Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are seeking an ATE RF Test Engineer with experience in RF semiconductor validation, characterization, and automated test development. The role involves developing RF ATE test programs, supporting silicon bring-up, optimizing production test solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.

The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with RF ATE platforms, RF measurements, production test development, and wireless communication technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop RF ATE test programs from scratch for Wafer Sort (WS) and Final Test (FT).
• Design, debug, and optimize RF functional, parametric, characterization, and production test solutions.
• Perform RF transmitter (TX) and receiver (RX) validation and characterization.
• Execute RF measurements including Output Power, Gain, EVM, ACPR, Harmonics, Spurious Emissions, Phase Noise, Frequency Error, Receiver Sensitivity, and BER.
• Develop RF calibration routines to improve measurement accuracy across ATE platforms.
• Analyze Wafer Sort and Final Test data to optimize yield, test limits, and test time.
• Develop and debug RF load boards, RF probe cards, calibration boards, and RF interface hardware.
• Perform ATE-to-bench correlation and validate RF measurement accuracy.
• Develop automation scripts for RF test execution, engineering analysis, and reporting.
• Support NPI, Engineering Validation (EV), Product Qualification, Characterization, Reliability, and Production Release activities.
• Work closely with RF Design, Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Reliability, Applications, Foundry, and Customer Engineering teams.
• Prepare technical documentation and contribute to continuous improvement of RF production test methodologies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in:
• Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE)
• Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE)
• Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering (EIE)
• Instrumentation Engineering
• Embedded Systems
• VLSI Design
• Semiconductor Technology
• Or a related engineering discipline
• 3 -10 years of experience in RF semiconductor validation, characterization, or ATE RF test development.
• Experience supporting both engineering validation and production test environments.

Technical Skills ATE Platforms

• Teradyne Magnum RF
• NI Semiconductor Test System (NI STS RF)