Test Equipment Engineer

Job Summary:

This position reports to the Test Manager and is responsible in supporting the overall Test Operations including, but not limited to, develop frameworks monitoring and improvement initiatives on Engineering performance to plan, develop valuable engineering solutions, driving continuous improvement projects in tester utilization and support new tester, handler, prober setup and qualification. In addition, you also need to coach and train other team members to improve engineering capability and personal/professional development.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Equipment Availability and Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) Improvement

• Proactively improve test equipment availability using equipment FMEA, Potential Problem Analysis, design improvement or other Continuous Improvement projects.
• Strategize Spare inventory management to achieve the most cost-efficient solution to sustain availability and minimize downtime.
• Consistently track key equipment performance indices and generate reports for management reviews.
• Perform engineering evaluations to drive equipment efficiency, utilization, and capability improvement.
• Automate test equipment data gathering and perform equipment assessment to reduce equipment induced yield losses.

Manufacturing Test Support

• Lead a group of technicians to implement operational test procedures, enforce test standards and process flows.
• Work closely with manufacturing staff and shift technicians to realize output and quality goals.
• Set up and qualified new tester setups and collaborating with logistics and facilities in the process.
• Participate in solving and prioritizing issues with different teams to drive towards root cause identification and resolution.
• Coordinate new product runs, support production deployment of applications and perform validation testing.
• Analyze equipment failures and implement workaround and fix in a timely manner.
• Manage test equipment hardware and software and process changes and documentation.

Continuous Improvement Projects

• Work on projects to improve overall test equipment efficiency and effectiveness.
• Participate in improvement projects and execute desired results.
• Develop software to monitor test production floor and enhance productivity.
• Review test plans regularly, explore opportunities for setup time cuts for mature products.

Training

• Prepare training and certification materials on troubleshooting guide.
• Conduct training courses and certification.
• Document One-Point lessons.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, etc.)
• 5 years or more of experience in test equipment and maintenance role in semiconductor backend environment.
• Familiar with the Advantest, Teradyne, Cohu testers and Turret, PnP handler, prober and post test equipment.
• Demonstrate excellent written and communication skills.
• Demonstrate project management, teamwork, and leadership skills necessary for successful project completion.
• Proficient in MS Office skills, Power BI, Python would be preferred.
• Able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment with lots of ambiguity.