Senior Principal Applications Engineer & Technical Lead

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

Job summary

FormFactor, Inc. is seeking a Senior Principal Applications Engineer / Technical Lead to guide strategic semiconductor customers through evaluation, qualification, production release, and high-volume manufacturing.

You will drive cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, Service, and Sales to deliver advanced wafer probe solutions. This role demands deep semiconductor test expertise, strong customer-facing abilities, and the leadership to resolve complex

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field is required.
• 8+ years of related semiconductor test experience or equivalent.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical advisor for strategic semiconductor customers from evaluation through qualification and ramp.
• Lead cross-functional customer engagements and executive briefings.
• Develop and deploy advanced application methodologies for probe and test solutions.
• Mentor and coach Applications Engineers and other technical team members.

Skills

Cross-Functional Leadership

Executive Communications

Strategic Thinking

Technical Leadership

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree (required)

Master's degree (preferred)

PhD (optional)

Tools

Automated Test Equipment (ATE)

Wafer Probe Systems

Probe Cards

Semiconductor Test

RF and Microwave Measurements

Silicon Photonics

Co-Packaged Optics (CPO)

Advanced Packaging

Heterogeneous Integration

Job description

FormFactor, Inc. is seeking a Senior Principal Applications Engineer / Technical Lead to guide strategic semiconductor customers through evaluation, qualification, production release, and high-volume manufacturing.

You will drive cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, Service, and Sales to deliver advanced wafer probe solutions. This role demands deep semiconductor test expertise, strong customer-facing abilities, and the leadership to resolve complex