Senior Technical Staff Engineer-Test

Microchip Technology Inc.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. in Chandler leads a Senior Technical Staff Engineer-Test Engineer role, focusing on timing and communication product test development from spec to volume manufacturing.

You will define high-speed ATE boards, review product specs with design teams, and collaborate across applications, marketing and reliability to ensure timely releases and robust test coverage.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience developing ATE test programs for ICs.
• Strong understanding of digital and analog circuits from transistor to system level.
• Hands-on experience with ATE hardware/software development (e.g., Diamond X, J750, Advantest v93k).
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix and Windows environments.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication; cross-geographic leadership.

Responsibilities

• Generate test programs for timing-based products.
• Define and develop high-speed, low-noise ATE test boards.
• Review new product specifications and advise on manufacturability for timing-based products.
• Collaborate with applications, marketing, product and reliability groups for product releases.
• Establish guard-bands based on repeatability and data.
• Support customer sampling and offshore volume ramps.
• Support ongoing subcontractor test activity.
• Aim for cost reduction, yield improvement, and test capacity maximization.
• Analyze customer returns and support requirements.
• Characterize and evaluate new products.

Skills

C/C++

Java

Linux/Unix

Leadership

Customer collaboration

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's/Master’s in EE/CE/CS

Tools

Diamond X

J750

Advantest v93k

Job description

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

Job Description

Microchip Technology Inc. has a Senior Technical Staff Engineer-Test Engineer opening based in our Austin, TX or Chandler, AZ office. We are seeking a highly motivated Test Engineer to join the Timing and Communication Product Group. In this role, you will develop test programs and assist test development for product releases of SyncE/1588 timing, Clock Distribution and Frequency Synthesizers. As part of the Timing and Communications Group (TCG), the candidate will participate in all aspects of product and test development, from initial specification through volume manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Generating test programs for timing based products
• Define and develop high speed low noise ATE test boards
• Review new product specifications, advise design teams on product manufacturability for timing based products
• Work with applications, marketing, product and reliability groups, for the release of new products, monitoring goals and schedules
• Establish manufacturing guard-bands based on repeatability and characterization data
• Support customer sampling and offshore volume production ramps
• Support ongoing subcontractor test activity
• Product cost reduction, yield improvement, and test capacity maximization
• Analysis of Customer returned devices and supporting Customer requirements
• Characterize and evaluate new products

Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science with minimum of 15+ years’ experience developing ATE test programs for integrated circuits
• Strong understanding of digital and analog circuits, from transistor to system level
• Hands-on experience with ATE hardware/software development (e.g., Diamond X, J750, Advantest v93k)
• Must have knowledge in silicon development, validation, qualification, and correlation methodologies
• Advanced statistical data analysis skills; proficiency in programming languages (e.g., C, C++ & Java) and tools (e.g., YieldHub)
• Familiarity with version control systems (GIT, SVN, Perforce)
• Proficient in Linux/Unix and Windows environments
• Skilled in using bench lab equipment (oscilloscopes, voltmeters, etc.)
• Experience working with customers to address technical and logistical concerns
• Proven leadership in multi-geographic product development from concept to production
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Flexibility to collaborate with global teams and accommodate lab usage schedules
• Strong analytical, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of IC packaging, testing, and manufacturing technologies
• Expertise in generating test procedures and plans
• Proficiency in PCB schematic design, layout, assembly, and debugging
• ATE programming using Advantest Smartest and Cohu Unison programming environments

Travel Time

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes

Feeling, Hearing, Seeing, Talking, Works Alone, Works Around Others

Physical Requirements

Standing 10%, Walking 10%, Sitting 80%, Inside 100% Usual Shift: M-F, 8AM - 5PM

Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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