RFIC Manufacturing Test (ATE) Engineer

Spreadtrum Communications USA; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in California seeks an experienced RFIC Manufacturing Test Engineer to develop ATE solutions for RF transceivers. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in RF testing, a solid background in ATE processes, and proficiency in relevant tools like Advantest’s 93K. This full-time role involves collaboration across teams and strong problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in RF or high speed mixed-signal testers.
• Solid background in ATE testing methodologies.
• Direct interaction with Product Development teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and launch to production ATE solutions for RF transceiver ICs.
• Work closely with Design Engineering on testability and manufacturability.
• Provide maintenance support on assigned projects.

Skills

ATE testing

RF

Analog and Digital test methodology

Teamwork

Data analysis

Technical problem-solving

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Advantest’s 93K

Teradyne uFlex

Job description

Overview

Spreadtrum is a leading fabless semiconductor company committed to the independent R&D of core chipsets in mobile communications and IoT. Its products cover mobile chipset platforms supporting 2G/3G/4G/5G communication standards, RF chipsets, wireless connection chipsets, security chipsets, TV chipsets, and image sensor chipsets. With more than 5,000 staff, 14 R&D centers and 7 customer support centers around the world, we have been one of the top three mobile baseband chipset suppliers in the world, the largest pan-chip provider, and the leading 5G chipset design company in Far East.

We are looking for experienced RFIC Manufacturing Test (ATE) Engineer to join our team

Responsibilities

• Develop and launch to production ATE solutions for RF transceiver ICs for Mobile applications (2G/3G/4G/5G).
• Work close to Design Engineering to assess testability and Manufacturability (DFT/DFM).
• Design, Develop and implement test strategies (Test Plan).
• Develop ATE test programs and hardware for new RF transceivers.
• Work with Product Engineer and Lab teams to correlate ATE and bench measurements.
• Provide support to run ATE characterization.
• Work with Product Engineer to transfer test solution to overseas.
• Provide maintenance support on assigned projects.
• Work with the Quality Assurance team on reliability validation (HTOL vectors preparation).
• Define and implement any new test requirements based on customer’s feedback, etc.

Qualifications

• BS in EE or CS required.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in RF or high speed mixed-signal testers.
• Advantest’s 93K a must, and Teradyne uFlex is a plus.

Required Skills

• Solid background in ATE testing, RF, Analog and Digital test methodology, DFT (Scan, Iddq, JTAG, ADC, DAC, RF transceivers, etc).
• Direct interaction with Product Development teams and ATE tester suppliers.
• Teamwork and good verbal and written communications skills.
• Strong data analysis and technical problem-solving skills.
• Project planning/organizational skills, and demonstrate analytical thinking.

Desired Skills

• Load Board design knowledge.
• Experience with mobile wireless standards (GSM, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, LTE TDD/FDD, 5G NR, etc).
• Formal computer science or software engineering training.
• Experience with multifunctional teams across multiple sites.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Industries: Semiconductor Manufacturing