Senior Sustaining / Industrial Test Engineer

Job Title

Senior Sustaining / Industrial Test Engineer

Role Summary

Responsible for sustaining, optimizing and validating production test solutions for Nexperia IC products in high-volume manufacturing. Ensures robustness, correlation and reliability of test programs across multiple global production sites and drives continuous improvement to support manufacturing quality and efficiency.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The role requires proven experience in sustaining or production test engineering in the semiconductor industry.

Responsibilities

Accountable for maintaining test program performance, resolving test-related failures, supporting production transfers, and driving improvements in test efficiency and quality.

• Maintain, optimize and validate production test programs to ensure stable, repeatable test performance.
• Investigate yield excursions, test escapes, inline failures and correlation issues across production sites; lead root-cause analysis.
• Implement containment actions and corrective measures to improve test coverage and prevent recurrence.
• Support industrialization and transfer of test programs, hardware and flows between global manufacturing locations.
• Drive improvements in test time, equipment utilization and parallel test capability.
• Ensure compatibility and correlation across multiple ATE platforms and sites.
• Support sustaining of load boards, probe cards and interface hardware; assist with tester, handler and hardware troubleshooting.
• Prepare and maintain technical reports, engineering change notices, test specifications and validation records.
• Contribute to standardization and cross-functional continuous improvement programs targeting quality, cost and operations.

Requirements

Key technical skills and experience required and preferred.

Must-have:

• Proven experience in sustaining or production test engineering within the semiconductor industry.
• Strong knowledge of Analog and Logic IC devices; experience with power-management ICs is advantageous.
• Proficiency in C/C++ or equivalent programming languages used in ATE environments.
• Practical experience with semiconductor ATE platforms (examples: Javelin J800, Magnum, ETS-88, Accotest).
• Ability to interpret PCB schematics and perform basic PCB/circuit-level troubleshooting.
• Strong analytical, diagnostic and problem-solving skills; customer-oriented mindset.
• Effective written and spoken English communication skills.

Nice-to-have:

• PCB or circuit design experience.
• Familiarity with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, function generators and curve tracers.
• Experience working with cross-functional and cross-cultural teams and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronic Engineering or an equivalent discipline.

About the Company

Company: Nexperia

Headquarters: Cabuyao, Philippines

Nexperia is a global leader in semiconductor development with a focus on in-house production. The company boasts a strong international network and is dedicated to innovation and excellence in the semiconductor industry, providing a dynamic environment for its employees.