Senior Staff Test Engineer – Mixed Signal / DSP Products
Location: Irvine, CA
Role Overview:
As a Senior Staff Test Engineer, you will lead test development and manufacturing readiness for next-generation DSP and mixed-signal SoCs. You will own the complete test strategy—from first silicon bring-up through high-volume production—collaborating closely with design, validation, systems, and manufacturing teams. This highly hands-on leadership role carries broad technical influence, driving test architecture definition, methodology development, and scalable ATE solutions that optimize product quality, yield, and cost.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Ownership:
- Own test engineering solutions across all product phases: silicon bring-up, characterization, customer sampling, qualification, and high-volume manufacturing.
Test Architecture & Strategy:
- Define test strategy, coverage goals, and manufacturing methodologies; develop comprehensive product Test Plans and drive DFT alignment.
ATE Solution Development:
- Implement all aspects of product test development including: ATE configuration, Test software and automation, Test hardware including probe cards, load boards, fixturing, and mechanical interfaces
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Act as a core team member for new product introduction, participating in architecture reviews, testability/DFT reviews to achieve quality and cost requirements.
Coverage & Optimization:
- Partner with Design Engineering to ensure test coverage, yield optimization, and test time targets.
Correlation & Characterization:
- Correlate ATE results with bench validation data; characterize device performance and margins for volume production.
Manufacturing Readiness:
- Coordinate with manufacturing, technology, and sub-con partners to drive NPI test release and volume ramp.
Mentorship & Influence:
- Provide technical guidance and help shape long-term test infrastructure and standards.
Required Qualifications:
- BSEE, MSEE (preferred) or related field with 10+ years of test engineering experience
- Deep expertise with Advantest V93000 (93k) and/or Teradyne UltraFLEX (UFLEX) platforms
- Strong background in mixed-signal ATE development for complex SoCs including: High-speed ADC/DAC, SerDes, DSP-based devices
- Solid understanding of Scan, MBIST, and loop-back test methodologies
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with bench instrumentation such as Network Analyzers and Sampling Oscilloscopes
- At-speed wafer probe experience
- Experience with schematic capture, PCB layout, and 2D/3D CAD tools