Senior Real-Time QA Engineer for Semiconductor Software

Kulicke & Soffa; Fort Washington (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kulicke & Soffa is seeking a Software QA Engineer for its advanced semiconductor packaging equipment team. You will ensure the quality and reliability of real-time software systems that coordinate motion control, image acquisition, and object recognition.

You will work in an Agile (Scrum) environment with cross-functional teams, performing manual and automated testing, including simulation and on-equipment validation.

Qualifications

• Experience testing real-time, embedded, or hardware-integrated systems.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and defect lifecycle.
• Exposure to Python test automation frameworks or scripting.
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum development practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and maintain test plans, test cases, and test scripts for real-time control systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and multi-site teams to review and refine software requirements.
• Perform functional, integration, system, and regression testing on semiconductor equipment software.
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution using standard defect management tools.
• Design and implement automated tests using Python for system and integration-level validation.
• Validate software in both simulation environments and on actual equipment.
• Support equipment demos, qualification, and customer acceptance testing (buyoff).
• Investigate system behavior, troubleshoot issues, and work closely with developers to resolve defects.
• Contribute to improvements in test coverage, QA processes, and tooling.

Skills

Python test automation

C++ debugging

Real-time systems

Agile/Scrum

Jira

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Jira

Git

Python

Job description

Kulicke & Soffa is seeking a Software QA Engineer for its advanced semiconductor packaging equipment team. You will ensure the quality and reliability of real-time software systems that coordinate motion control, image acquisition, and object recognition.

You will work in an Agile (Scrum) environment with cross-functional teams, performing manual and automated testing, including simulation and on-equipment validation.