Senior Principal Applications Engineer – Customer Solutions Leader

FormFactor, Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 136,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Coverage

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Paid time off

Job summary

FormFactor, Inc. in Livermore, CA is seeking a Senior Principal Applications Engineer / Technical Lead to act as a senior customer-facing technical leader.

The role focuses on supporting strategic semiconductor customers and advanced wafer probe solutions, spanning evaluation, qualification, deployment, and long-term production support. You will be recognized as a technical authority in semiconductor test and characterization and will collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, Marketing,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with a strong background in semiconductor test.
• 8+ years of related experience in semiconductor test, probe card technologies, or related fields.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical engagements and customer escalations.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage engineering and executive audiences.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical advisor for strategic semiconductor customers.
• Lead customer engagements from evaluation through qualification, production release, and HVM ramp.
• Conduct on-site technical reviews, production readiness reviews, roadmap discussions, and executive briefings.
• Partner with customers to improve yield, throughput, measurement accuracy, and manufacturing productivity.
• Mentor and coach Applications Engineers and other technical team members.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communications

Technical leadership

Relationship management

Decision making

Escalation management

Root cause analysis

Presentation skills

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

JMP Scripting Language (JSL)

MATLAB

Python

Job description

FormFactor, Inc. in Livermore, CA is seeking a Senior Principal Applications Engineer / Technical Lead to act as a senior customer-facing technical leader.

The role focuses on supporting strategic semiconductor customers and advanced wafer probe solutions, spanning evaluation, qualification, deployment, and long-term production support. You will be recognized as a technical authority in semiconductor test and characterization and will collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, Marketing,