Senior Test Engineer - Timing & ATE Systems

Microchip Technology Inc; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. has a Senior Technical Staff Engineer-Test Engineer opening based in our Chandler, AZ office (with optional Austin, TX).

You will join the Timing and Communication Product Group to develop test programs for SyncE/1588 timing, clock distribution and frequency synthesizers. As part of the team, you will participate from initial specification through volume manufacturing and collaborate with applications, marketing, product and reliability groups to meet release goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science
• Strong understanding of digital and analog circuits from transistor to system level
• Hands-on experience with ATE hardware/software development (Diamond X, J750, Advantest v93k)
• Knowledge of silicon development, validation, qualification, and correlation methodologies
• Advanced statistics data analysis and programming in C, C++ and Java; YieldHub familiarity
• Experience with version control systems (Git, SVN, Perforce)
• Linux/Unix and Windows environments
• Bench lab equipment experience (oscilloscopes, voltmeters)

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 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. has a Senior Technical Staff Engineer-Test Engineer opening based in our Chandler, AZ office (with optional Austin, TX).

You will join the Timing and Communication Product Group to develop test programs for SyncE/1588 timing, clock distribution and frequency synthesizers. As part of the team, you will participate from initial specification through volume manufacturing and collaborate with applications, marketing, product and reliability groups to meet release goals.