Principal Engineer-Product/Test

FHLB Des Moines; Penang; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in Penang is seeking a NPI Test Development Product Engineer to join the Communications BU team. You will develop test programs using ATE for package and wafer, collaborating with design teams to optimize test cost and coverage.

You will work with Asia-based engineers on new product introductions and production support, perform characterization across split lots, and contribute to reliability and yield improvement while maintaining quality standards.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of Automated Test Equipment for Quality and Reliability testing.
• Experience in semiconductor test methodologies.
• Strong scripting and programming skills.
• English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop high quality and cost effective Test Program using Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) both at package and wafer form.
• Work across boundaries with design team to perform ATPG vector generation.
• Responsible for test hardware design like probe card, dutboard and burn in board.
• Develop and implement universal test method that is standard/common to all products.
• Perform characterization across split lots using ATE.
• Working with product reliability engineers to define reliability test requirements for individual product and package qualification.
• Perform statistical analysis of test data to demonstrate correlation between lab, ATE and datasheet.
• Support Ops Team on new NPI startup and HVM deployment activity.
• Interface with Manufacturing Operations and engineering teams to address low yield issue in alignment with MRB standard process.
• Reduce the cost by improving yields and reducing test time.

Skills

C

C++

UNIX

Linux

Python

Perl

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Tools

Advantest 93k

Job description

About Microchip Technology Inc.

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi‑billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc. People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally‑recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values‑based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence. Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

Job Description

We are looking for a NPI Test Development Product Engineer to join our team in Penang to be part of the worldwide Communications Business Unit team, CBU. As a NPI Test Development Product Engineer, you will be joining a team which is focused on working with state‑of‑the‑art technologies like Carrier Ethernet, PCIe, ASA PHY, NAND FLASH and DDR to develop ATE test programs and perform characterization to ensure timely delivery of products to customer while maintaining high quality and yields. You will be working with design teams to define and develop test methods optimized for test cost and test coverage. You will also be working with engineers in Asia for new product introduction and production support.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop high quality and cost effective Test Program using Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) both at package and wafer form.


• Work across boundaries with design team to perform ATPG vector generation.


• Responsible for test hardware design like probe card, dutboard and burn in board.


• Develop and implement universal test method that is standard/common to all products.


• Perform characterization across split lots using ATE.


• Working with product reliability engineers to define reliability test requirements for individual product and package qualification.


• Perform statistical analysis of test data to demonstrate correlation between lab, ATE and datasheet.


• Support Ops Team on new NPI startup and HVM deployment activity.


• Interface with Manufacturing Operations and engineering teams to address low yield issue in alignment with MRB standard process.


• Reduce the cost by improving yields and reducing test time.

Requirements / Qualifications

• The ideal candidate should have a good mix of understanding hardware design requirements and Automate Test Equipment and specifically Advantest 93k is a plus.


• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering field. Microelectronic/Electrical/Computer Engineering fields are preferred.


• Good understanding of Automated Test Equipment for Quality and Reliability testing.


• Good understanding of semiconductor test methodologies.


• Strong scripting and programming skills.


• Experience using C, C++, UNIX, Linux, Perl or Python is an added advantage.


• Positive attitude and self‑motivation towards learning and development.


• Good analytical mindset and enjoys problem solving.


• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.


• Knowledge of semiconductor fundamentals and CMOS circuits.


• Demonstrated ability to meet schedules.

Travel Time: 0% - 25%

Company Culture

At Microchip, employees are our greatest strength. As one of the top performing semiconductor companies in the world, we are led by a set of guiding values and a mission to empower innovation to enhance the human experience. We work tirelessly to create a company culture that highlights how important every employee is to our mission.