Senior Equipment Engineer, ATE Lab — Uptime & Innovation

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is hiring a Senior Equipment Engineer for its Automated Test Equipment (ATE) Lab in Austin, Texas. The role focuses on reliability, performance, and continuous improvement of critical lab equipment used to validate and manufacture AMD’s next‑generation semiconductor products.

You will mentor technicians and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams. You’ll apply deep equipment expertise, troubleshoot hardware, and leverage data-driven insights to improve uptime and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline; semiconductor/automation exposure preferred.
• Experience supporting semiconductor Automated Test Equipment (ATE) in a manufacturing or lab setting.

Responsibilities

• Own reliability, performance, and readiness of ATE lab equipment and infrastructure.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for complex equipment issues.
• Drive uptime, yield, and manufacturing efficiency with data-driven problem solving.

Skills

ATE systems

Troubleshooting

Data analytics

Python

Automation

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Semiconductor / automation certifications

Tools

Advantest

Cohu

Hontech/Huntech

Job description

AMD is hiring a Senior Equipment Engineer for its Automated Test Equipment (ATE) Lab in Austin, Texas. The role focuses on reliability, performance, and continuous improvement of critical lab equipment used to validate and manufacture AMD’s next‑generation semiconductor products.

You will mentor technicians and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams. You’ll apply deep equipment expertise, troubleshoot hardware, and leverage data-driven insights to improve uptime and