Staff Test Engineer

Job Title

Staff Test Engineer

Role Summary

Join Arm's Silicon Solutions Test Team to develop test capabilities for advanced process nodes and advanced packaging (2.5D/3DIC). The role coordinates across IP, SoC design, product and systems teams to enable test planning, silicon bring-up, characterization and production readiness.

Focus areas include test enablement, ATE software/hardware planning and execution, silicon bring-up and production test data capture and reporting.

Experience Level

Senior. Years of experience not specified.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include test enablement, silicon bring-up, and development of test programs and flows.

• Own test enablement for upcoming silicon projects.
• Lead first-silicon bring-up on ATE and provide daily progress reporting across the organization.
• Develop and implement ATE characterization plans and test flows, including binning strategies.
• Author and maintain test method source code for ATPG/Scan, MBIST, Functional tests, etc.
• Maintain test program revision control and pattern conversion flows (SVN, git, etc.).
• Guide ATE hardware development with vendors, including wafer probe cards, loadboards/sockets and thermal control interfaces.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience.

• Expert knowledge of ATE test program development (Advantest 93k preferred) and test flow/method development.
• Deep knowledge of DFT (Scan, MBIST, PHY BIST), silicon fabrication processes, product qualification, and packaging.
• Proven experience in end-to-end SOC product development, including bring-up, characterization and production release.
• Experience executing projects from architecture through production.

Nice-to-have:

• Proficiency with Unix, C++, Python; SmarTest and SmartRDI experience.
• Data analysis tools such as Excel, Tableau, JMP, YieldExplorer.
• Familiarity with IEEE 1149, 1500, 1687, 1838; Streaming Scan Network (SSN) and scan diagnostics.
• Experience testing Arm IP (Cortex CPUs, Mali GPUs, AMBA protocols, CoreLink, CoreSight) and 2.5D/3D System-in-Package (SiP).
• Knowledge of failure analysis techniques and active thermal management.

Education Requirements

University degree or equivalent experience in Electronic Engineering or Computer Engineering.

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.