ATE Test Development Engineer

Broadcom Inc.; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 129,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Equity grants (ESPP)

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(K) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Broadcom Inc. in Fort Collins, CO, is seeking an ATE Test Development Engineer to design and validate test flows for Advantest/Teradyne platforms, driving efficiency in ASIC production.

The role requires hands-on programming for test methods, debugging complex failures, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams to improve yield and performance. Qualifications include a BS/MS in Electrical/Electronic/CS and 8+ years of relevant experience; compensation ranges from USD 129,400 to 207,000 per

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering
• 8+ years of relevant experience
• Hands-on experience with ASIC test development and ATE platforms

Responsibilities

• Test Development: Develop test flows, test methods and validate test programs at ATE
• RMA Diagnosis: Use existing test flows to create characterization test programs
• R&D activities: Develop and deploy innovative test methodologies
• Qualification Support: Assist with chip testing to support qualification and failure verification

Skills

ATE test development

Programming for test

Data analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Debugging

Volume data analysis

Education

Bachelor/Master in EE/EC/CS

Tools

Advantest

Teradyne

SmarTest8

SmarTest7

Job description

Broadcom's ASIC Products Division is seeking a candidate for an ATE Test Development Engineer.

This position is at our Fort Collins Development Center in Colorado.

The successful candidate will have hands‑on experience of developing test programs using Advantest 93K and ExaScale testers. The candidate will have demonstrated capabilities to develop test programs using SmarTest7 & SmarTest8 operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Test Development: Develop test flows, test methods and validate test programs at ATE
• RMA Diagnosis: Use existing test flows, test programs to create characterization test programs to help identify the failing circuit at ATE. Assist with developing screens to plug the hole at ATE by developing test programs
• R&D activities: Drive and assist with development and deployment of innovative test methodologies to meet specific objectives. These would span structural tests and functional tests domains
• Qualification Support: Assist with chip testing to support qualification related testing. Examples include failure verification support & spec search to assess qualification process Analyze root-causes of various challenges at ATE by doing electrical, thermal analysis Test parts, analyze results and present reports to drive discussions with various teams

Skills / Experiences

• Hands‑on experience with Advantest and/or Teradyne tester platforms, SmarTest8 experience is a plus
• Must be able to independently develop test programs, including complex test flows to support chip specifications around performance and power consumption
• Must be able to support debugging/troubleshooting of various failure mechanisms with the part by working with cross‑functional teams
• Ability to perform volume data analysis, correlate failures with system failures, proficiency with Data analysis softwares/languages
• Programming experience required for test method development
• Ability to work with test hardware development teams, able to understand chip performance at ATE and contributions from the test hardware on chip behavior
• Experienced with extreme temperature testing of ASICs at ATE

Education

Bachelors/Masters Degree in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering, 8+ years of relevant experience

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is USD 129,400.00 To USD 207,000.00

• Discretionary annual bonus
• Competitive new hire equity grant
• Annual equity awards, connecting your success directly to the company's growth
• Medical, dental and vision plans
• 401(K) participation including company matching
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company paid holidays
• Paid sick leave and vacation time
• Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence

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