Senior Test Engineer - Timing & ATE Expert

Microchip Technology Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Staff Engineer-Test Engineer to join the Timing and Communication Product Group in Austin, TX or Chandler, AZ.

You will develop test programs for SyncE/1588 timing, clock distribution and frequency synthesizers across multi-location teams. You will lead test development from specification to volume manufacturing, working with applications, marketing and reliability to meet release schedules and product quality goals.

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

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

Job description

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Staff Engineer-Test Engineer to join the Timing and Communication Product Group in Austin, TX or Chandler, AZ.

You will develop test programs for SyncE/1588 timing, clock distribution and frequency synthesizers across multi-location teams. You will lead test development from specification to volume manufacturing, working with applications, marketing and reliability to meet release schedules and product quality goals.