Staff Engineer: Probe Hardware & Test Innovation

Infineon Technologies (Penang) Sdn. Bhd.; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Infineon Technologies (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. is seeking a Staff Engineer to advance hardware probe technology. You will operate test lab equipment such as probers and probe card analyzers to support wafer tech characterization and optical inspection.

You will define experiments to study probe wear-out, stabilize contact resistance and optimize probe-pad combinations. Collaboration with probe card suppliers and test engineers, plus documenting NPI probing procedures, are key parts of the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical discipline.
• Experience in semiconductor test engineering or probing tech.
• Understanding of electrical & mechanical requirements for semiconductor tech.
• Experience designing test hardware for factory tests.
• Strong communication and teamwork; fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Operate lab equipment (prober, probe card analyzer, test benches) for probe card characterization and optical inspection.
• Define and execute experiments to determine probe wear-out and stabilize contact resistance and tip diameter for probe-pad combinations.
• Track probe card performance at productive test sites; support optimization of yield, lifetime, and maintenance cycles.
• Collaborate with probe card suppliers and test engineers; provide 3rd-level hardware support at test sites.
• Define, execute, and document NPI probing technology qualification procedures with central hardware team and wafer test operations.

Skills

Semiconductor test engineering

Probing technology development

Test hardware design

Electrical & mechanical requirements

Documentation & reporting

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Mechatronics, MEMS Engineering, Material Science, Physics

Job description

Infineon Technologies (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. is seeking a Staff Engineer to advance hardware probe technology. You will operate test lab equipment such as probers and probe card analyzers to support wafer tech characterization and optical inspection.

You will define experiments to study probe wear-out, stabilize contact resistance and optimize probe-pad combinations. Collaboration with probe card suppliers and test engineers, plus documenting NPI probing procedures, are key parts of the role.