ATE Test Development Engineer

Job Title

ATE Test Development Engineer

Role Summary

Develop and validate automated test programs and flows for ASICs on ATE platforms, and support test characterization, qualification, and root-cause analysis. The role sits on the Fort Collins development team and works closely with design, test-hardware, and failure-analysis teams.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The posting specifies 8+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include developing ATE test solutions, diagnosing failures, and supporting qualification and R&D activities.

• Develop test flows, test methods and validate test programs on ATE platforms (Advantest 93K / ExaScale).
• Create characterization test programs and screens to identify and isolate failing circuits.
• Drive R&D and deploy innovative structural and functional test methodologies.
• Support qualification testing: failure verification, spec search, and related test activities.
• Analyze root causes using electrical and thermal analysis; test parts and present results to cross-functional teams.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience for this role; nice-to-have items noted where applicable.

• Must-have: Hands-on experience developing test programs on Advantest and/or Teradyne testers and familiarity with SmarTest operating systems.
• Must-have: Ability to independently develop complex test flows addressing performance and power specifications.
• Must-have: Experience debugging/troubleshooting failures at ATE and working with cross-functional teams.
• Must-have: Proficiency with volume data analysis and data analysis tools/languages for correlating failures.
• Must-have: Programming experience for test method development.
• Must-have: Experience working with test hardware teams and understanding test-hardware impacts on chip behavior.
• Nice-to-have: Specific experience with SmarTest8 and extreme-temperature ATE testing of ASICs.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical, Electronic, or Computer Engineering is specified, plus 8+ years of relevant experience.

About the Company

Company: Broadcom

Headquarters: Irvine, California, United States

Broadcom is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company is known for its innovations in wireless and broadband communications, enabling a connected world.