Board Validation & Test Engineer — ICT/FCT, Python

Aeva Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 125,800 - 170,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity

Medical benefits

401k matching

Unlimited PTO

Paid lunches

Job summary

Aeva Inc. Mountain View, CA is seeking an experienced Board Validation and Test Engineer to lead test engineering for all product lines. You will drive DFT, develop test platforms, and bring up ICT and FCT for high-volume manufacturing.

You will assess testability, write methods in Python, analyze data with JMP, and collaborate with design and manufacturing teams to ensure efficient, low-cost test coverage through the product life cycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years hands-on board bring up and validation experience.
• DFT knowledge with ICT and FCT for high-volume manufacturing.
• Ability to critique schematics and PCB layouts.
• Strong understanding of analog, digital, power, and mixed-signal systems.
• Experience with Python for test automation and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Drive board DFT from schematic and functional reviews for high-volume manufacturing.
• Develop test platforms for initial bring up and low-volume prototypes.
• Define ICT and FCT requirements for high-volume manufacturing.
• Investigate yield issues with systematic debug of power, clocks, resets, and mixed-signal paths.
• Correlate ICT/FCT failures with schematic intent and silicon performance.
• Use scopes, logic analyzers, current probes, and thermal tools to capture failures.
• Create debug playbooks, DFT guidelines, and failure isolation docs.
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing for on-time delivery at low cost.
• Document test strategies and results for internal reference and compliance.

Skills

Board bring up

Validation

Python programming for test automation

Data analysis (JMP)

Boundary scan (JTAG)

Reading schematics

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Tools

JMP

Job description

Aeva Inc. Mountain View, CA is seeking an experienced Board Validation and Test Engineer to lead test engineering for all product lines. You will drive DFT, develop test platforms, and bring up ICT and FCT for high-volume manufacturing.

You will assess testability, write methods in Python, analyze data with JMP, and collaborate with design and manufacturing teams to ensure efficient, low-cost test coverage through the product life cycle.