ATE Software Engineer

Technical Link; Agoura Hills (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel up to 25%

Job summary

Technical Link in Agoura Hills, CA is seeking a Software Quality Engineer to design and execute automated tests for flagship software products on advanced hardware platforms.

You will develop test strategies, automate test creation, and collaborate with software and hardware engineers to improve test coverage and product quality. The role includes interacting with customers and supporting beta testing, with travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, CS, or related field.
• Hands-on experience with ATE-based test environments.
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall SDLC.
• Programming experience in C/C++, C#, VBA/VB.NET/Excel.
• Python or Perl scripting experience.
• Experience with Visual Studio, GitHub, JIRA and related tools.
• Solid understanding of embedded systems and analog/digital hardware test methods.
• Experience with hardware/software interaction in tester environments.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.
• 5+ years in test or product engineering for semiconductor products.

Responsibilities

• Review requirements for system, hardware, software, and UI.
• Plan, design, develop, execute, and automate tests to verify quality and performance.
• Perform system-level and user-focused testing beyond documented requirements.
• Enhance in-house tools to improve test creation efficiency.
• Manage defects in the defect-tracking system and coordinate resolutions.
• Collaborate with software and hardware teams to define test strategies.
• Partner with product and customer teams to understand business needs.
• Analyze problems on ATE platforms and optimize test coverage and performance.
• Engage with customers to improve test processes and product quality.
• Develop and share testing best practices and solutions.
• Travel up to 25% to customer sites for beta testing and transitions.

Skills

C/C++

C#

VBA/VB.NET/Excel

Python

Perl

Test automation

Test design

English communication

Hardware-software interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

Visual Studio

GitHub

JIRA

Excel

Job description

Opportunity Overview

The Quality Engineering (QE) Team is responsible for assessing quality throughout all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle, ensuring continued leadership in the Automated Test Equipment (ATE) industry.

The Software Quality Engineer is an integral member of the QE team, responsible for developing and executing automated tests for flagship software products while working with advanced digital and analog hardware platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Review system, hardware, software, and user interface requirements documentation.

• Plan, design, develop, execute, and automate tests to verify products meet stringent quality and performance requirements.

• Perform system-level and user-focused testing that extends beyond documented requirements.

• Enhance in-house tools to improve test creation efficiency and effectiveness.

• Manage defects within the defect tracking system to report, track, prioritize, and resolve issues identified during product verification.

• Collaborate closely with software and hardware engineering teams to develop and maintain test strategies, including defect assessment, peer reviews, test coverage analysis, and system integration testing.

• Partner with engineering, applications, marketing, and customer account teams to understand key business and technical requirements.

• Analyze problems and recommend solutions on ATE platforms to optimize customer throughput and system performance.

• Work directly with customers to understand and improve test processes while recommending enhancements to test coverage and product quality.

• Develop and share application solutions and best practices for testing techniques.

• Travel up to 10 25% to customer sites to support beta testing and product transitions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• Hands-on experience with ATE-based test environments.

• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC).

• Programming experience with C/C++, C#, and VBA/VB.NET/Excel.

• Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Perl.

• Experience using Visual Studio, GitHub, JIRA, and other software development tools.

• Solid understanding of embedded systems and digital, mixed-signal, SoC, power, and/or analog hardware test methodologies.

• Experience with hardware/software interaction in tester environments.

• Exposure to pre-silicon and post-silicon validation flows.

• Experience developing or testing semiconductor applications.

• Comfortable working directly with customers and representing a strong commitment to quality.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Ability to work effectively in an international, multi-site, collaborative environment.

• 5+ years of experience in test or product engineering for analog, digital, or mixed-signal semiconductor products, with a strong background in test design and development.