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Job Description:Broadcom’s ASIC Products Division is seeking a candidate for an ATE Test Development Engineer. This position is at our San Jose Development Center in California. The successful candidate will have hands-on experience of developing test programs using Advantest 93K and ExaScale testers. The candidate will have demonstrated capabilities to develop test programs using SmarTest7 & SmarTest8 operating systems.
Responsibilities
Test Development: Develop test flows, test methods and validate test programs at ATE
RMA Diagnosis: Use existing test flows, test programs to create characterization test programs to help identify the failing circuit at ATE. Assist with developing screens to plug the hole at ATE by developing test programs
R&D activities: Drive and assist with development and deployment of innovative test methodologies to meet specific objectives. These would span structural tests and functional tests domains.
Qualification Support: Assist with chip testing to support qualification related testing. Examples include failure verification support & spec search to assess qualification process
Analyze root-causes of various challenges at ATE by doing electrical, thermal analysis
Test parts, analyze results and present reports to drive discussions with various teams
Skills/Experiences
Hands-on experience with Advantest and/or Teradyne tester platforms, SmarTest8 experience is a plus
Must be able to independently develop test programs, including complex test flows to support chip specifications around performance and power consumption
Must be able to support debugging/troubleshooting of various failure mechanisms with the part by working with cross-functional teams
Ability to perform volume data analysis, Correlate failures with system failures, Proficiency with Data analysis softwares/languages
Programming experience required for test method development
Ability to work with test hardware development teams, able to understand chip performance at ATE and contributions from the test hardware on chip behavior
Experienced with extreme temperature testing of ASICs at ATE
Education:
Bachelors/Masters Degree in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering, and 8+ years of relevant experience
Compensation and Benefits
The annual base salary range for this position is USD 121,900.00 To USD 195,000.00
As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and the opportunity to receive not only a competitive new hire equity grant, but also annual equity awards, connecting your success directly to the company's growth. All subject to relevant plan documents and award agreements.
Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.
Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.
If you are located outside USA, please be sure to fill out a home address as this will be used for future correspondence.
Skills Required
- Hands-on experience developing test programs using Advantest 93K and ExaScale testers
- Experience with SmarTest7 operating system
- SmarTest8 experience
- Ability to independently develop complex test programs and test flows to meet chip specs
- Programming experience for test method development
- Proficiency with data analysis software/languages and volume data analysis
- Experience debugging/troubleshooting failure mechanisms and working with cross-functional teams
- Experience with extreme temperature testing of ASICs at ATE
- Bachelors or Masters in Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering and 8+ years relevant experience
- Experience with Teradyne tester platforms
- Ability to work with test hardware development teams and understand ATE hardware contributions
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