Principal IC Test Development Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors is seeking a Test Engineer to develop comprehensive test plans for high‑performance mixed-signal ICs on ATE platforms. You will design interface boards, optimize layouts for symmetry and impedance, and collaborate with analog/digital teams to ensure manufacturability and quality across product lifecycles.

The role requires 5+ years in test development on ATE, with strong data analysis, DOE, and failure analysis skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of test development experience on ATE with high performance integrated circuits.
• Innovation in test techniques.
• Familiarity with Advantest 93K and/or Teradyne UltraFllex.
• Thorough understanding of digital, analog, and mixed-signal testing, PVT characterization, IC qualification, product launch, and customer RMA support.
• Experience with statistical data processing, DOE, test debugging and yield improvement.
• Working knowledge of IC foundries and offshore assembly & test subcons (OSATs).
• Familiarity with IC fabrication processes and its effect on test performance.
• Reliability, failure analysis, and circuit debugging skills.
• Ability to collaborate with a diverse, global product development team.

Responsibilities

• Develop complete industrial test plans for high performance ICs on ATE.
• Design ATE interface boards focusing on layout matching, symmetry, impedance, and bandwidth.
• Define characterization/validation setups with cross-functional teams for manufacturability.
• Define and implement DfT features from concept to production.
• Support test limits, data evaluation, and mass production efforts.

Skills

Test plan development

ATE testing

High-speed mixed-signal ICs

Layout matching & symmetry

Impedance control

DfT features

Cross-functional collaboration

DOE / data analysis

Product launch support

Education

BSEE

MSEE preferred

Tools

Advantest 93K

SmarTest8

Teradyne UltraFllex

Job description

Preferred candidate shall demonstrate experience with:

• Developing complete industrial test plans for high performance mixed-signal integrated circuits on industry standard Automated Test Equipment (ATE)
• Designing custom circuitry on ATE interface boards for testing high-precision, high-speed products, particularly in regard to layout matching & symmetry, impedance control, and component selection with attention to bandwidth, noise, linearity, and repeatability
• Working with cross-functional engineers at product concept to properly define characterization/validation setups and product manufacturability
• Help define Design for Testability (DfT) features/circuits from design concept stage to manufacturability
• Working in a cross functional team environment with Analog & Digital Design, System Definer, Product Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Applications Engineering to deliver products on schedule on budget

Job includes all administrative aspects of Test Engineering -- customer support, data evaluation, report generation, defining test limits, and mass production support

Preferred candidate profile:

• BSEE or higher (MSEE preferred) and a minimum of 5 years of test development experience on ATE with high performance integrated circuits
• Innovation in test techniques
• Advantest 93K (SmarTest8 preferred) and/or Teradyne UltraFllex tester experience, or capability and willingness to learn these ATE platforms
• Thorough understanding of digital, analog, and mixed-signal device testing, PVT characterization, IC qualification, product launch, and customer RMA support
• Experience with statistical data processing, designs of experiment, test debug and problem solving methodologies, to drive best possible test time & test cost reduction, and yield enhancement
• Working knowledge of, and some experience with IC foundries and offshore assembly & test subcons (OSATs)
• Familiarity of IC fabrication processes and its effect on test performance
• Skill required in reliability, failure analysis, and circuit debug processes
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse, global product development team from product concept to high volume production

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