Senior Board Test Engineer

Job Title

Senior Board Test Engineer

Role Summary

Develop and scale manufacturing test solutions for board- and system-level products that support Arm-based compute platforms. The role combines hardware and software engineering to improve test coverage, automate diagnostics, and enable product ramp into production.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The title indicates a senior role; explicit years of experience are not stated.

Responsibilities

Accountabilities include defining test strategies, creating automated test content, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve manufacturability and production quality.

• Define manufacturing test solutions, methodologies, and processes for board- and system-level products.
• Develop test strategies for new features; specify, design and qualify test fixtures, equipment and diagnostic software.
• Create and maintain automated test content and diagnostics using Python; contribute to validation and test infrastructure.
• Work with hardware, software, quality and manufacturing teams to improve CPU, SoC, board and system-level test coverage.
• Evaluate manufacturing test technologies and methods to improve coverage, quality, efficiency and throughput.
• Participate in early design reviews and provide design-for-test feedback to improve testability and manufacturability.
• Debug hardware and software issues during bring-up and manufacturing; coordinate with manufacturing partners to resolve production issues and support ramp-up.
• Analyze test and manufacturing data to identify recurring issues, improve yield and support continuous improvement.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience.

• Experience in board, system, platform or manufacturing test, including developing or supporting manufacturing test programs and working with board or system hardware.
• Programming or scripting experience with Python and Bash; ability to debug hardware/software interactions in complex systems.
• Familiarity with technologies such as PCIe, baseboard management controllers, IPMI, thermal management and system interfaces.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, quality and operations teams to resolve production issues.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience supporting new product introduction and transition into high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience with manufacturing test automation, diagnostic development or automated failure analysis.
• Knowledge of design-for-test, design-for-manufacturing, yield improvement and manufacturing quality methods.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers or global manufacturing partners and analysing manufacturing/test data to identify trends.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the Company

Company: Arm

Headquarters: Cambridge, United Kingdom

ARM is a global leader in semiconductor and software design, driving innovation in computing technology. The company specializes in designing processors and systems that provide the essential building blocks for electronic devices. ARM's architecture is widely used in smartphones, servers, and IoT devices, and its collaborative culture fosters bold thinking, diversity, and high-impact benefits for its talented workforce.