Probe Test Engineer: Drive Yield, Reliability & Throughput

FormFactor Inc.; Farmers Branch (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Life insurance

401(k)

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Paid time off

Job summary

FormFactor, Inc. in Farmers Branch, TX seeks a Probe Test Engineer to sustain and optimize probe card test operations in a high-volume semiconductor environment.

You will drive root cause analyses, improve test performance, and collaborate with manufacturing, quality and product engineering to enhance yield and reliability. The role offers exposure to advanced semiconductor technologies and requires strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with a focus on continuous improvement and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree with relevant work experience.
• Experience supporting semiconductor test operations, probe card manufacturing/wafer probing and electronics test.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills with ability to work independently on complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Optimize test programs and methodologies to improve product performance, test efficiency, and throughput.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, calibrate, and support production test hardware, fixtures, and probe card test systems.
• Perform detailed RCA for hardware failures, test escapes, yield degradation, and manufacturing challenges.
• Analyze electrical test data, process metrics, and equipment logs to identify trends and drive corrective actions.
• Monitor production test performance and implement solutions to improve quality and reliability.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Product Engineering and Quality to resolve failures impacting production.
• Develop continuous improvement initiatives to increase equipment uptime and reduce setup times.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation, procedures, and test methods.
• Support new product introductions by developing and validating test processes and qualification plans.
• Drive data-driven decision making using statistical methods and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards, safety requirements, and cleanroom procedures.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Problem Solving

Data Analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelors in Electrical/Mechanical Eng or related

Tools

Onto PRVX4

ProbeWorx300

ATE equipment

Wafer Probers

Job description

FormFactor, Inc. in Farmers Branch, TX seeks a Probe Test Engineer to sustain and optimize probe card test operations in a high-volume semiconductor environment.

You will drive root cause analyses, improve test performance, and collaborate with manufacturing, quality and product engineering to enhance yield and reliability. The role offers exposure to advanced semiconductor technologies and requires strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with a focus on continuous improvement and