ATE Hardware Test Engineer - Drive Hardware Optimization

Renesas; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hardware design experience

Job summary

Renesas Electronics Malaysia (Penang) seeks a Hardware Engineer to drive end-to-end design, RFQ, and production release for ATE hardware including sockets, boards, load boards and probe cards.

The role involves vendor management, budget and inventory oversight, and collaboration with Product and Operations to align forecasts with NPI timelines and revenue. Basic evaluation, debugging and cost-improvement activities are expected.

Qualifications

• Experience in semiconductor ATE hardware management (sockets/boards/change kits/probe cards).
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in Hardware buy-off and release to production.
• Technical planning: turning technical needs into business plans.
• Advanced analytics: forecasting and data analysis.
• Executive communication: presenting complex data clearly to leaders.
• Global collaboration: working across international teams.
• Schematic reading: ability to read electrical diagrams.
• PCB layout interpretation: ability to review PCB layouts.

Responsibilities

• Main contact with ATE hardware vendors for technical, commercial and operational aspects.
• Manage and monitor spending budget for ATE hardware.
• Manage and maintain the tool/system for ATE hardware request and tracking hardware inventory.
• Identify and execute areas for Gross Margin Improvement Initiatives in load boards, probe cards, test sockets, change kits.
• Interface with cross-functional teams for forecast on ATE hardware and support NPI timeline, revenue and capacity.
• Assist in basic technical evaluation and validation of ATE hardware and support debug, checkout, and documentation.

Skills

ATE hardware management

Vendor management

Technical planning

Advanced analytics

Executive communication

Global collaboration

Schematic reading

PCB layout interpretation

Hardware buy-off

Job description

Renesas Electronics Malaysia (Penang) seeks a Hardware Engineer to drive end-to-end design, RFQ, and production release for ATE hardware including sockets, boards, load boards and probe cards.

The role involves vendor management, budget and inventory oversight, and collaboration with Product and Operations to align forecasts with NPI timelines and revenue. Basic evaluation, debugging and cost-improvement activities are expected.