Senior Silicon Test Engineer, Kuiper Silicon Team

Amazon; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative team as a Senior RF ATE Engineer, where you'll design cutting-edge test solutions for mm-wave RFICs. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to enhance production test methodologies and ensure product quality for a groundbreaking satellite initiative. Your expertise in high-volume production testing and RF debugging will be crucial as you tackle complex engineering challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a project that aims to provide high-speed broadband connectivity to underserved communities. If you're ready to make an impact and push the boundaries of technology, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in ATE test development focused on RF and Analog silicon.
• Strong background in mm-wave production test methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to optimize test programs for mm-wave SoCs.
• Monitor production test data to identify trends and yield issues.
• Lead investigations of returned materials and resolve test-related issues.

Skills

RF and Analog silicon ATE test development

mm-wave RF validation engineering

Electrical/Communications Engineering

Test methodologies optimization

Data analysis and interpretation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Communications Engineering

Master's or PhD in Electrical/Communications Engineering

Tools

Teradyne ATE platforms

Advantest ATE platforms

Network analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Python

MATLAB

Git

JIRA

Job description

Job ID: 2937190 | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

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As Senior RF ATE Engineer, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive and design innovative product solutions. You will also work closely with third-party suppliers to drive key aspects of product definition, execution, and optimization. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment. You’ll be responsible for developing production test solutions, bringing up high-volume production, sustainment, and Return Material Authorization (RMA) debugging of mm-wave RFICs for Project Kuiper custom silicon. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in high-volume production test methodologies, silicon RF debugging, and a proactive approach to resolving manufacturing challenges. You’ll be part of the team that creates a chip and system test infrastructure and methodology applicable to transmit and receive communication systems.

Export Control Requirement:

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities

1. Collaborate with design and process engineering teams to implement and optimize test programs for mm-wave System-on-Chips (SoCs) on ATE platforms such as Teradyne and Advantest and ensure seamless integration into high-volume manufacturing environments.
2. Work with lab bench mm-wave test systems to correlate bench and ATE results.
3. Monitor and analyze production test data to identify trends, yield issues, and opportunities for test time optimization.
4. Own the optimization, standardization, and improvement of test methodologies to enhance operational efficiency in production, ensure product quality, and minimize cost.
5. Provide technical support to manufacturing and subcontractor teams to resolve test-related issues promptly.
6. Lead the investigation and analysis of returned materials, identifying root causes of failures through comprehensive electrical and physical failure analysis techniques.
7. Perform deep-dive debug on silicon, test boards, and ATE setups to isolate issues related to performance drift, yield loss, or test escapes.
8. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions and prevent recurrence of identified issues.
9. Document findings and communicate effectively with stakeholders to ensure transparency and continuous improvement.
10. Review device specifications, collaborate with the design team to apply design for test principles to ensure product manufacturability.
11. Interact with suppliers such as foundries and OSATs and internal production teams to support smooth production ramp and sustaining activities.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in electrical/communications engineering or related field.
- 5 or more years of employment in ATE test development focused on RF and Analog silicon.
- Up to 20% international travel required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Masters or PhD degree in Electrical / Communications Engineering or related field.
- Excellent oral and written communications skills, both oral and written, with the ability to convey complex technical information effectively.
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in mm-wave or RF validation engineering of communications systems, preferably in high-volume consumer devices manufacturing.
- Strong technical background in one or more of the following:

• RF, mm-wave, and high-speed digital ATE hardware development and debugging.
• RF test equipment such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, and probe-stations.
• PCB design/layout requirements and best practices for mm-wave and high-speed digital signals.
• Running firmware on DUTs to reduce test time and increase self-testability.
• Analog DfT and RF-BIST techniques.
• Performing RF measurements such as load pull, s-parameters, noise parameters, IIP3, and automating equipment using Python and MATLAB.
• High volume automated test of beamforming systems such as 5G, 802.11AD, or satellite communications.
• Digital and SERDES test techniques such as scan, MBIST, and loopback.
• Knowledgeable in production control processes, statistical analysis platforms (Galaxy, Spotfire, JMP or similar), data interpretation/analysis, Cp/Cpk, and bench/tester correlation, GRR.
• New product transition from design phase, through qualification and into high volume manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge in scripting language to optimize working process.
• Source code control tools (Git, SVN, bitbucket) and bug tracking tools (JIRA).

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