Senior Staff Engineer Test Technology Innovation

Infineon Technologies; Kulim; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Infineon Technologies in Malaysia is seeking an experienced engineer to develop and lead wafer function test hardware solutions, including tester-to-prober interfaces, probe cards, docking hardware, and test head handling concepts.

You will translate requirements into robust hardware concepts for different device technologies, prober models, and production environments, driving hardware readiness for engineering builds, pilot runs, and ramp.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical, mechanical, mechatronics, electronics or related engineering.
• 8–12 years of semiconductor test hardware experience including wafer probe and probe cards.
• Strong understanding of wafer function test, probe process, and tester-to-prober integration.
• Hands-on experience with probe interface boards, docking hardware, pogo towers, and test head handling systems.
• Ability to read schematics, PCB layouts, mechanical drawings, and BOMs.
• Experience with hardware validation, root-cause analysis, and DOE-based problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead wafer function test hardware solutions including tester-to-prober interfaces.
• Translate requirements into robust hardware concepts for different device technologies.
• Define and standardize prober docking solutions for repeatability, planarity, alignment, safety.
• Conduct hands-on design evaluation, hardware validation, and release-to-production activities.
• Collaborate with test, product, equipment, manufacturing, quality, safety teams and external suppliers.
• Provide guidance to engineers, share lessons learned, and build internal capability.

Skills

Wafer test hardware

Prober docking

Pogo towers

Schematics & PCB layouts

Hardware validation

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Electrical/Mechanical Eng

Tools

Probe cards

Docking hardware

Pogo towers

Test head handling systems

PCB design tools

Job description

• Develop and lead key wafer function test hardware solutions, including tester-to-prober interfaces, probe interface boards, probe cards, docking hardware, and test head handling concepts
• Translate product, equipment, and manufacturing requirements into robust hardware concepts that support different device technologies, tester platforms, prober models, and production environments
• Contribute to the definition, refinement, and standardization of prober docking solutions for broader usage, with focus on repeatability, planarity control, alignment accuracy, maintainability, safety, and ease of setup
• Drive hands-on design evaluation, hardware validation, first article assessment, debug, documentation, and release-to-production activities for wafer test hardware
• Support innovation in wafer-level test hardware for power, mixed-signal, discrete, and wide-bandgap semiconductor technologies, including high-current, high-voltage, thermal, and precision measurement applications
• Work closely with test engineering, product engineering, equipment engineering, manufacturing, quality, safety, and external suppliers to ensure hardware readiness for engineering builds, pilot runs, and production ramp
• Analyze and resolve technical issues related to probe card interface performance, pogo tower or direct docking concepts, cable or soft docking, test head manipulator operation, mechanical tolerance stack-up, planarity, and wafer probing repeatability
• Create and maintain design guidelines, troubleshooting methods, validation checklists, technical reports, and best practices to improve hardware quality and reduce recurring issues
• Provide technical guidance to engineers and technicians, share lessons learned, and help build internal capability in wafer test hardware development and prober integration

Your Role

• Develop and lead key wafer function test hardware solutions, including tester-to-prober interfaces, probe interface boards, probe cards, docking hardware, and test head handling concepts
• Translate product, equipment, and manufacturing requirements into robust hardware concepts that support different device technologies, tester platforms, prober models, and production environments
• Contribute to the definition, refinement, and standardization of prober docking solutions for broader usage, with focus on repeatability, planarity control, alignment accuracy, maintainability, safety, and ease of setup
• Drive hands-on design evaluation, hardware validation, first article assessment, debug, documentation, and release-to-production activities for wafer test hardware
• Support innovation in wafer-level test hardware for power, mixed-signal, discrete, and wide-bandgap semiconductor technologies, including high-current, high-voltage, thermal, and precision measurement applications
• Work closely with test engineering, product engineering, equipment engineering, manufacturing, quality, safety, and external suppliers to ensure hardware readiness for engineering builds, pilot runs, and production ramp
• Analyze and resolve technical issues related to probe card interface performance, pogo tower or direct docking concepts, cable or soft docking, test head manipulator operation, mechanical tolerance stack-up, planarity, and wafer probing repeatability
• Create and maintain design guidelines, troubleshooting methods, validation checklists, technical reports, and best practices to improve hardware quality and reduce recurring issues
• Provide technical guidance to engineers and technicians, share lessons learned, and help build internal capability in wafer test hardware development and prober integration

Your Profile

Qualifications And Skills To Help You Succeed

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electronics, Semiconductor Technology, or a related engineering discipline
• Typically 8–12 years of relevant experience in semiconductor test, wafer probe, ATE hardware development, probe card technology, probe integration, test equipment engineering, or related hardware development roles
• Strong practical understanding of wafer function test, wafer sort, probe process flow, probe card technologies, tester-to-prober integration, and production test requirements
• Hands‑on experience with probe interface boards, probe cards, docking hardware, pogo towers, direct docking, cable or soft docking concepts, manipulators, and test head handling systems is highly preferred
• Ability to interpret schematics, PCB layouts, mechanical drawings, tolerance concepts, BOMs, and hardware design documentation
• Experience with hardware validation, equipment buyoff, production release, root‑cause analysis, statistical data analysis, GR&R or repeatability studies, and structured problem‑solving methods such as 8Dor DOE
• Strong analytical and hands‑on troubleshooting capability, with the ability to convert complex technical constraints into practical, manufacturable, and maintainable hardware solutions
• Good communication, stakeholder management, technical reporting, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence cross‑functional teams and work effectively with external suppliers
• Self‑driven, accountable, collaborative, and comfortable working independently across multiple technical topics in a fast‑paced semiconductor manufacturing environment

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