Principal / Senior Engineer, Test Engineering

RECRUITMATIC PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

RECRUITMATIC PTE. LTD. in Singapore is seeking an experienced Senior/Principal Engineer to lead IC test development and manufacturing release, and to drive OSAT collaboration.

You will own test program development for Wafer Sort, Burn-In, and Final Test with Advantest V93000, and work across global teams to improve yield and productivity in high-volume production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical/ Electronics Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years (Senior Engineer) or 8+ years (Principal Engineer) in semiconductor industry experience in Test Engineering or Product Engineering.
• Experience in product testing solutions development (ATE SW and HW, Burn-In) and release for high-volume production with OSAT is highly preferred.
• Experience in managing product test operation with OSAT.
• Self-motivated, hands-on team player with a strong ownership mindset, capable of delivering results in a dynamic and rapidly growing startup environment.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across global and multicultural teams.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, combining data-driven decision-making with sound engineering judgment.

Responsibilities

• Lead IC test development and manufacturing release.
• Transfer wafer sort, burn-in, and final test solutions from R&D to manufacturing.
• Debug, qualify, release and sustain ATE test programs for volume production.
• Support silicon bring-up, characterization, correlation, and production validation.
• Drive test coverage optimization, multi-site efficiency, test time reduction, and manufacturing readiness.
• Qualify and maintain test hardware including probe cards, load boards, burn-in boards, and sockets.
• Serve as the technical focal point for OSAT test and burn-in operations.
• Support qualification builds, product ramp-up, manufacturing transfers and sustaining activities.
• Collaborate with OSATs and suppliers to resolve testing related technical and production issues.
• Drive manufacturing yield, quality, productivity and operational excellence.
• Work closely with Product Engineering on characterization, qualification, yield improvement, and production release.
• Define test limits, screening strategies and production release criteria.
• Support NPI, reliability qualification, and product change management activities.
• Drive data-driven decisions to improve product quality and manufacturability.

Skills

Data-driven decision making

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Cross-cultural collaboration

Ownership mindset

Strong communication

Team player

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Tools

Advantest V93K SmarTest

Probe Cards

Load Boards

Burn-In Boards

Job description

My client is a large fabless semiconductor company in Singapore.

Key Responsibilities

• IC Test Development & Manufacturing Release
• Lead transfer of wafer sort (CP), burn-in, and final test (FT) solutions from R&D into manufacturing.
• Debug, qualify, release and sustain ATE test programs for volume production.
• Support silicon bring-up, characterization, correlation, and production validation.
• Drive test coverage optimization, multi-site efficiency, test time reduction, and manufacturing readiness.
• Qualify and maintain test hardware including probe cards, load boards, burn-in boards, and sockets.
• Manufacturing & OSAT Management
• Serve as the technical focal point for OSAT test and burn-in operations.
• Support qualification builds, product ramp-up, manufacturing transfers and sustaining activities.
• Collaborate with OSATs and suppliers to resolve testing related technical and production issues.
• Drive manufacturing yield, quality, productivity and operational excellence.
• Product Engineering Partnership
• Work closely with Product Engineering on characterization, qualification, yield improvement, and production release.
• Define test limits, screening strategies and production release criteria.
• Support NPI, reliability qualification, and product change management activities.
• Drive data-driven decisions to improve product quality and manufacturability.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years (Senior Engineer) or 8+ years (Principal Engineer) of semiconductor industry experience in Test Engineering or Product Engineering.
• Experience in product testing solutions development (ATE SW and HW, Burn-In) and release for high-volume production with OSAT is highly preferred.
• Experience in managing product test operation with OSAT.
• Self-motivated, hands-on team player with a strong ownership mindset, capable of delivering results in a dynamic and rapidly growing startup environment.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across global and multicultural teams.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, combining data-driven decision-making with sound engineering judgment.

Preferred Technical Experience

• Hands-on experience in ATE test development, debug, characterization, qualification, and production release for Wafer Sort, Burn-In, and Final Test.

• Strong knowledge of Advantest V93000 (V93K) SmarTest platform and test program development.
• Experience in test hardware development, including Probe Cards, Load Boards, and Burn-In Boards.
• Expertise in silicon characterization, correlation, shmoo analysis, yield improvement, and failure analysis.
• Experience with OSAT qualification, production ramp-up, and high-volume manufacturing operations.
• Proven capability in test coverage optimization, test time reduction, and cost improvement.
• Strong skills in test data analytics and statistical methods.