Board Validation & Test Engineer - DFT, ICT/FCT & Bring-Up

Aeva; Mountain View (WY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Equity

Unlimited PTO

401k matching

Paid lunches and team events

Job summary

Roboticsconnected is seeking a Board Validation and Test Engineer in the United States to lead DFT-driven testability for high-volume production. You will work with electrical design to optimize test points and boundary-scan coverage, and develop test platforms for board bring-up and prototype builds.

You will assess ICT/FCT requirements, investigate yield issues with systematic debug methods, and correlate failures with design and silicon performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in board bring up and validation.
• DFT experience and strong practical knowledge for ICT and FCT.
• Expert ability to read and critique schematics and PCB layouts.
• Deep understanding of analog, digital, power, and mixed-signal systems and boundary scan (JTAG).
• Proven track record of improving yield through DFT and failure analysis learnings.
• Hands-on experience in Python programming for test automation.
• Experience with data analysis using tools such as JMP and dashboards.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience working with CMs worldwide.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills and capable of making clear conclusions and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Drive PCBA testability (DFT) from schematic and functional reviews for high-volume manufacturing.
• Develop test platforms for initial board bring up and low volume prototype builds, writing test methods and extracting metrics using Python.
• Assess contract manufacturing capabilities and define ICT/FCT requirements for high-volume manufacturing.
• Drive board yield fallout investigations by isolating intermittent, marginal, and low-yield failures using systematic debug methods.
• Correlate ICT/FCT failures with schematic intent, layout, and silicon performance.
• Use advanced instrumentation (scopes, logic analyzers, current probes, thermal tools) to capture elusive failures.
• Create debug playbooks, DFT guidelines, and failure isolation documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to ensure on-time delivery with optimum test coverage at lowest cost.
• Document test strategies, procedures, and results for internal reference and compliance purposes.
• Provide end-to-end support through entire product life cycle from NPI to high volume manufacturing.

Skills

DFT techniques

Python scripting

Board bring-up

Schematic reading

PCB layout review

Test equipment

Data analysis

Boundary scan

CM collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Tools

Scopes

Logic analyzers

JMP dashboards

Job description

Roboticsconnected is seeking a Board Validation and Test Engineer in the United States to lead DFT-driven testability for high-volume production. You will work with electrical design to optimize test points and boundary-scan coverage, and develop test platforms for board bring-up and prototype builds.

You will assess ICT/FCT requirements, investigate yield issues with systematic debug methods, and correlate failures with design and silicon performance.