ATE Test Development Engineer

Broadcom Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(K) participation with company matching

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Paid sick leave and vacation time

Job summary

Broadcom Inc. is seeking an ATE Test Development Engineer at its R&D center in Irvine, CA to develop and optimize test programs for high power networking switches. The candidate should have extensive experience with UltraFlex testers and capabilities in hardware development and debugging.

This role demands collaboration with multiple engineering teams and offers a competitive salary along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical plans and 401(K) participation.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience developing test hardware and test programs using UltraFlex testers.
• Must support debugging/troubleshooting of various failure mechanisms.
• Proficiency with data analysis software and languages.

Responsibilities

• Develop ATE test program for high power networking switches.
• Drive hardware development and optimization for test programs.
• Communicate with production teams for the release of test programs.

Skills

Hands-on experience with Teradyne UltraFlex tester platforms

Ability to independently develop test programs

Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills

Volume data analysis proficiency

Programming experience for test method development

Experience with ASIC testing

Knowledge of AI tools for quick script development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering with 8+ years of experience

Master’s Degree in Engineering with 6+ years of experience

Job description

Broadcom’s Global Operations supporting the Core Switching Group is seeking an ATE Test Development Engineer. Products include networking switches for NIC, Scale Up, Scale Out, Scale Across networking for traditional and AI data centers. The position is at our R&D center in Irvine, CA or San Jose, CA. The successful candidate will have hands‑on experience developing test hardware and test programs using UltraFlex testers.

Responsibilities

• Test Development: Develop ATE test program for products for networking switches that are high power and have high speed serdes (>100G) and bring the product from design to manufacturing.
• Test Hardware Development: Responsible for driving hardware development including final test and probe. This involves working with PCB designer, probe vendor, socket vendor.
• Debug: Debug and bring up test hardware on ATE.
• Test Program Optimization: Drive test time reduction and optimize test program for better yield without impacting quality of the product.
• Cross functional: Work closely with Product Engineers and Design Engineers.
• Production Release: Communicate with the production team (Asia) to release test programs and collaborate with them.

Skills / Experiences

• Hands‑on experience with Teradyne UltraFlex tester platforms.
• 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 software and languages.
• Programming experience required for test method development.
• Ability to work with test hardware development teams, understand chip performance at ATE and contributions from the test hardware on chip behavior.
• Experienced with extreme temperature testing of ASICs at ATE.
• Experience with AI tools for quick script development is a plus.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and 8+ years of related experience, or Master’s Degree in Engineering and 6+ years of related experience.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $108,000 – $192,000. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents, and equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements.

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: 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. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.